The Nanos Research survey put the Liberals at 34 percent, two percentage points down from a poll done by the same firm in early April. The Conservatives were down three points at 33 percent.
The results mirror a number of polls done by various firms in the last six months showing neither party able to maintain a firm lead over the other. The Conservatives won power in January 2006 with 36 percent of the popular vote.
Under Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system, a party needs around 40 percent of the vote to win a majority of the 308 seats in the federal Parliament. The Conservatives now have 127 seats and the Liberals have 96.
Nanos Research surveyed 1,004 adult Canadians from May 7 to 11 and based its results on the 847 who said they were committed voters. The poll is considered accurate to within 3.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
4 comments:
W00t! We rock!
Polls, polls, polls. Who gives a rats?
The only poll that counts is the one on election day.
What is surprising is how little the Conservatives have moved -- they seem totally stuck. Of course, come an election momentum is everything and who knows what will happen
this is a hopeful sign, for sure, but we need a few more Conservative scandals to lock in that lead!
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