(CPOD) Jun. 23, 2004 – The ruling Liberal party is once again on top in the Canadian federal election, according to a tracking poll by SES Research and CPAC. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the Liberals, while 31 per cent would support the opposition Conservatives.
(CPOD) Jun. 23, 2004 – The ruling Liberal party is once again on top in the Canadian federal election, according to a tracking poll by SES Research and CPAC. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the Liberals, while 31 per cent would support the opposition Conservatives.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is third with 21 per cent, followed by the Bloc Québécois with 10 per cent and the Green party with four per cent.
Canadian voters will renew the House of Commons on Jun. 28. The Liberal party achieved three straight majority governments under Jean Chrétien in 1993, 1997 and 2000. Current prime minister Paul Martin leads the ruling political organization into a federal election for the first time.
Yesterday, Tory leader Stephen Harper said Martin “cannot be trusted” to deal with health care, the cornerstone issue in the Liberal campaign. NDP leader Jack Layton declared that the prime minister’s first budget “didn’t increase base funding for health care by one penny.”
Polling Data
If a federal election were held today, could you please rank your top two current local voting preferences?
(Top preference listed)
Jun. 19-21 | Jun. 13-15 | |
Liberal | 34% | 32% |
Conservative | 31% | 34% |
New Democratic Party | 21% | 19% |
Bloc Québécois | 10% | 12% |
Green | 4% | 3% |
Source: SES Research / CPAC
Methodology: Interviews to 600 Canadian voters, conducted from Jun. 19 to Jun. 21, 2004 (200 interviews conducted each day). Margin of error is 4.1 per cent. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
