- The Bloc Québécois remains the most popular federal political party in Canada’s largest province, according to a poll by Leger Marketing. 37 per cent of respondents would support the Bloc in the next election to the House of Commons.
- The Bloc Québécois remains the most popular federal political party in Canada’s largest province, according to a poll by Leger Marketing. 37 per cent of respondents would support the Bloc in the next election to the House of Commons.
The Liberal party is a close second with 35 per cent, followed by the Conservative party with 17 per cent, the New Democratic Party (NDP) with six per cent, and the Green party with five per cent.
Canadians renewed the House of Commons in January. The Conservative party—led by Stephen Harper—received 36.3 per cent of the vote, and secured 124 seats in the 308-member lower house. Since February, Harper leads a minority administration after more than 12 years of government by the Liberal party.
In Quebec, the Bloc received 42.1 per cent of the vote in the January federal ballot and secured 51 of the 75 seats at stake, followed by the Liberals with 13 lawmakers, and the Conservatives with 10 legislators.
On Dec. 2, former environment minister Stéphane Dion became the new leader of the Liberal party, defeating academic Michael Ignatieff in the fourth and final delegate ballot with 54.7 per cent.
On Dec. 8, Bloc Québécois leader Giles Duceppe referred to the fact that Dion holds dual Canadian-French citizenship, saying, “I see no problem because he’s a modern man, he’s not living in a previous century.”
Polling Data
Which party would you vote for in the next federal election?
Bloc Québécois | 37% |
Liberal | 35% |
Conservative | 17% |
New Democratic Party | 6% |
Green | 5% |
Source: Leger Marketing / Journal de Montreal / TVA
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 602 Quebec adults, conducted on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, 2006. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
