Tories leading pack provincially, according to latest Probe poll
Far ahead of second-place NDP in poll
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Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservative party is still entrenched in the hearts of Manitoba voters with the NDP lagging far behind.
A poll conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press by Probe Research found the Tories have the support of 46 per cent of decided voters compared with 29 per cent for Premier Greg Selinger’s NDP.
Curtis Brown, Probe’s vice-president, said Friday Tory support has gone up by two per cent since the last poll taken in March while the NDP has remained unchanged.
Brown said the Liberal party, under leader Rana Bokhari, dropped by one per cent to 19 per cent.
“A couple of years ago, we saw the big dip in NDP support, and nearly nothing has happened since then,” he said.
“The NDP had a rough time in the legislature in the last few weeks, but while they have been battered, the NDP floor has remained intact. It’s remarkable how things haven’t changed.”
The poll shows the Green party has the support of five per cent of Manitobans while 17 per cent of Manitoba adults are undecided.
The poll of 1,000 Manitoba adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 per cent 95 per cent of the time.
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Other highlights from the poll are:
— About four in 10 Winnipeg voters, or 39 per cent, would vote for the Progressive Conservatives, up from 35 per cent in March, while NDP support remains at 34 per cent and Liberal support went down three per cent to 21 per cent.
— The Tories are leading in northeast Winnipeg with 57 per cent support, compared with the Liberal’s 22 per cent and NDP’s 18 per cent, and northwest Winnipeg with 48 per cent, followed by the NDP’s 34 per cent and Liberal’s 14 per cent. The Tories and NDP are statistically tied in both southwest Winnipeg (36 per cent NDP, 35 per cent PC) and southeast Winnipeg (37 per cent PC, 35 per cent NDP). The NDP is leading in the core area with 48 per cent, followed by the Tories with 23 per cent and the Liberals at 20 per cent.
— Outside Winnipeg, almost six in 10 voters, or 58 per cent, said they will vote for the Tories, followed by 21 per cent for the NDP and 16 per cent for the Liberals.
Kevin Rollason
Reporter
Kevin Rollason is one of the more versatile reporters at the Winnipeg Free Press. Whether it is covering city hall, the law courts, or general reporting, Rollason can be counted on to not only answer the 5 Ws — Who, What, When, Where and Why — but to do it in an interesting and accessible way for readers.
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