Provincial NDP and Liberals in statistical tie for support: CRA poll
Posted Jun 7, 2012 12:48:05 PM.
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If a provincial election were to be held today, a new poll suggests it would be too close to call. The latest quarterly survey by Corporate Research Associates (CRA) shows the governing NDP and the opposition Liberals in a statistical tie for voter support.
CRA CEO Don Mills says the government’s satisfaction numbers are also down.
“Over the last three quarters since November, we’ve gone from a majority satisfaction to a majority dissatisfaction,” he says.
In fact, the poll suggests presently over half (53%) of Nova Scotia residents are dissatisfied with the performance of the Dexter government, up a full ten per cent.
Support for the NDP is also waning, with 35 per cent of decided voters backing the New Democrats in Nova Scotia, and 33 per cent backing the Liberals. Support for the PC party is unchanged at 28 per cent and the Greens at four per cent.
In terms of leadership, Mills says Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil has become the preferred choice for premier.
“He’s had a six point gain and the Premier is in second spot and he’s had a six point decrease in that time frame,” says Mills. “So there’s been a switch there.”
The results are based on a sample of 808 adult Nova Scotians are are accurate to within 3.4 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
