A new poll shows a spike in the number of Canadians who are pining for the days of federal majorities, and who might vote strategically in order to avoid the fourth straight minority in the next election.
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey showed 64 per cent of respondents prefer a majority over a minority government, up from 52 per cent two years ago.
Only 24 per cent said they preferred a minority, as compared to 36 per cent in 2007.
The pollsters gave respondents four different scenarios to ponder: A Liberal majority or minority, or a Conservative majority or minority.
The Liberals came out on top in both respects — with 30 per cent preferring a Liberal majority, and 14 per cent a Liberal minority, as compared to the 24 per cent who backed a Conservative majority and 9 per cent who wanted a Conservative minority.
Jeff Walker, senior vice-president at Harris-Decima said the results are an indication that the Liberals are the second choice for a majority of Canadian voters, and that could be a significant factor in the next election.
"There has the potential to be more strategic voting in this next election than maybe we've seen in the last couple of elections, with more pressure for there to be a majority government and more of a sense that maybe the minority concept doesn't quite work as well as people had hoped," Mr. Walker said.
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Here’s a blast from the past and is why I do not put any stock in any of these polls;
Poll suggests uneasy Liberal majority
By BRIAN LAGHI and CAMPBELL CLARK
From Saturday’s Globe and Mail
Ottawa — Canada’s Liberals appear to be creeping toward political recovery in Quebec as Prime Minister Paul Martin hit the unofficial campaign trail yesterday against the backdrop of a new poll showing the makings of a more comfortable majority.
However, the Globe and Mail/CTV survey also shows the Liberals are facing a volatile national electorate whose support it can’t take for granted. And while the party continued the flurry of pre-election announcements, much of the business of government continued to grind to a halt in Ottawa, increasingly replaced with the clamour of electioneering leading up to the vote.
The new survey, conducted by polling firm Ipsos-Reid from Tuesday to Thursday, shows the Liberals down slightly in national voting intentions, but up in Quebec, and winning more seats nationally thanks to shifting loyalties in the regions across the country.
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