PM's Facebook page holds cat-naming contest

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's family has launched an online poll to name their adopted kitten. (Facebook)

Only a month after the federal election Prime Minister Stephen Harper is headed back to the polls — to help name his new cat.

More than 2,000 poll respondents are backing the name 'Stanley' for the grey tabby amid a Stanley Cup drive by the Vancouver Canucks. Facebook

Harper posted a note on his official Facebook page asking people to pick a name for his family's new grey tabby.

The options include "Stanley," "Smokie" and "Gandalf."

The Harpers are known cat lovers and supporters of a foster program at the Ottawa Humane Society.

They have provided foster care to numerous cats in the past at 24 Sussex Drive. The poll closes on Monday.

"Happy to have a new Harper at 24, he's a grey tabby and needs a name, vote for your favourite," the Facebook post said.

People who posted comments offered their own name suggestions, including "Majority," "Tory" and "Canuck."

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