Tories, Liberals in dead heat, poll finds
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 | 10:24 PM ET
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Despite having no leader, the federal Liberals are in a statistical dead heat with the Conservatives in support from Canadians, according to a new CBC News survey.
In a survey of 2,005 Canadians conducted by Environics Research Group from Nov. 2 to 6, 33 per cent of decided voters said they would vote for the Tories, a drop of three per cent since the January election.
But 32 per cent said they would support the Liberals, who will be choosing a new party leader in December. Nineteen per cent of Canadians would support the NDP, followed by the Bloc Québécois (nine per cent) and the Green Party (five per cent).
The results, which have a margin of error of 2.2 per cent, revealed there was little change from election night in January, which handed the Tories a minority government.
Nationally, support for the Tories dropped by three per cent, while the Liberals saw a two per cent increase. The NDP went up one per cent and the Bloc went down by two per cent.
While the Bloc enjoys 42 per cent support in Quebec, unchanged from the January election, the Tories are at 20 per cent support, a drop of five per cent. The Liberals rose two per cent, to 23 per cent.
In Ontario, the Liberals remain on top with 42 per cent support, a two per cent gain since January. The Conservatives dropped slightly from 35 per cent to 33 per cent and the NDP remained the same at 19 per cent.
Although there was a small drop of support for the Tories nationwide, 63 per cent of Canadians said they were satisfied overall with the way things are going in the country.
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