CRA poll shows support still strong for provincial Liberals
Posted Jun 4, 2014 08:34:53 AM.
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Despite a couple of controversies in their first eight months in office, the McNeil government still has solid support.
A new poll from Corporate Research Associates finds six out of ten Nova Scotians are satisfied with their performance and actions so far.
Margaret Chapman, vice-president of CRA, told News 95.7 the Liberals might still be enjoying the honeymoon phase that tends to happen within the first twelve months of a newly-elected government, or satisfaction levels could correlate to specific events.
“It could be related to the stand on the essential services legislation, it could be related to government’s response to the Ivany report,” said Chapman.
When asked about leader preferences, the poll found 45% supported Stephen McNeil, while 18% favoured Jamie Baillie. Acting-leader Maureen MacDonald came in at 13% which Chapman said may have something to do with her title.
“I think people are always a little bit cautious when there’s not a full time leader, so someone who’s acting or interim leader never gets quite the numbers they would get otherwise,” explained Chapman.
The Green Party’s John Percy had 2% support.
The results are part of CRA quarterly independent telephone survey and are based on a sample of 800 adult Nova Scotians conducted from May 8 to May 27, 2014. CRA said the results are accurate to within ± 3.5 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
