New federal polling results for Atlantic Canada show the gaps are widening between the Liberals and the Tories ahead of the election.
The data, from Narrative Research, points to a more competitive region, with Atlantic Canadians being less unanimous about their voting tendencies.
Overall support for the Liberals has increased slightly to 43 per cent this quarter, an increase from the spring but a decrease from the winter months.
By contrast, support for the Conservatives has dropped to 30 per cent, particularly in New Brunswick.
The Green Party has established itself as a new third alternative, with support reaching 15 per cent, it’s highest in the region to date.
However, the Green’s have yet to gain footing in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the NDP remains the third party choice.
As for the NDP, the poll has the party showing 10 per cent of voter support, a slight increase.
More than half of those surveyed in the Maritimes remain undecided, or would not say which party they would vote for.
As for the preferred leader, despite low satisfaction with the Liberals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains the favourite with support from 31 per cent of voters.
Andrew Scheer is down to 20 per cent, Elizabeth May is at 16, and Jagmeet Singh is preferred by 8 per cent of Maritimers.
Four years ago, the Liberals swept the Atlantic region, taking all 32 seats, according to Narrative Research, the conductors of the poll.
It says this points to a more competitive region, with Atlantic Canadians being less unanimous about their voting tendencies.
These results are part of Narrative Research’s Atlantic Quarterly, an independent, quarterly survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are based on a sample of 1,500 adult Atlantic Canadians 18 years of age or older, conducted from July 31 – August 22, 2019, with overall results accurate to within ± 2.5 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
