TORONTO – The Liberals and the Conservatives are gripped in a tight two-way race, according to the latest tracking by Nanos Research for CTV News and the Globe and Mail.
The latest numbers, which were released on Oct. 8, show:
The Liberals at 33.5 per cent support nationally
The Conservatives at 31.6 per cent
The NDP at 24.2 per cent
The Greens at 4.6 per cent
Respondents were asked “If a federal election were held today, could you please rank your top two current local voting preferences?”
Of those who picked the Liberals as their top choice, 46 per cent said the NDP were their second choice. Of those who named the Conservatives as their top choice, 39 per cent said they had no second choice.
Of those who picked the NDP first, 47 per cent said they would choose the Liberals second.
And when asked a series of independent questions on whether they would consider or not consider voting for each of the federal parties:
49.3 per cent said they would consider voting Liberal
41.4 per cent said they would consider voting NDP
40.9 per cent said they would consider voting Conservative
24.3 per cent said they would consider voting Green
In Quebec, 30.2 per cent said they would consider voting Bloc Quebecois
The latest tracking by Nanos Research for CTV News and The Globe and Mail shows Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in a close race on the preferred prime minister measure, with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair in third.
The latest numbers, which were released Oct. 8, show:
32.6 per cent of respondents named Harper as their preferred prime minister
30.8 per cent preferred Trudeau
19.9 per cent preferred Mulcair
Among the other federal party leaders, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May had 4.9 per cent support, while Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe had 2.2 per cent support.
