A new poll has shown that half of Canadians would not consider voting for the Conservative caucus of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the next federal election.
Nanos Research conducted the survey and presented the results on Saturday.

The pollster asked 1,000 Canadians between June 16 and 19, “Regardless of how you actually vote federally, would you consider or not consider voting for the following parties?”

The poll revealed that 51.5 percent of Canadians would not consider voting for the Conservatives, compared to 36.4 percent, which had been registered seven months earlier.

Nick Nanos, with the research organization, said the poll shows there is a significant decline in the number of “people the Conservatives can try to grab, over the last number of months, and it speaks to the tough job that the Conservatives have.”

The number of Canadians who would consider voting for the Liberal reached 62.4 percent - an increase from 51.5 percent since the last reading.

A similar increase was recorded when asked about considering voting for the New Democrats. The poll showed that the figure had climbed to 58.4 percent from the previous 50 percent, which had been registered seven months earlier.

In addition, Nanos said that the Saturday poll is more important than a so-called horse race poll, which asks voters which party would receive their vote if election was held today, since it speaks to “who has the greatest potential for growth.”

Another poll conducted by Nanos Research was released on June 28 and showed that the Liberals lead with 34.2 percent, which was higher than that of the Conservatives, who received 31.3 percent. The support for the New Democrats stood at 25.3 percent.

The Conservatives have experienced a range of troubles recently, including a Senate expenses scandal.

By Press TV

 

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