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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Progressive Conservatives Dominate in Alberta
- The Progressive Conservative party is still the favourite political organization in Alberta, according to a poll by Environics Research Group. 57 per cent of respondents in the Canadian province would vote for the Tories in the next legislative ballot, down five points since June.
The Alberta Liberals—led by Kevin Taft—are in second place with 19 per cent, followed by the New Democratic Party of Brian Mason with 14 per cent, the provincial Greens—led by George Read—with five per cent, and the Alberta Alliance of Paul Hinman with eight per cent.
Premier Ralph Klein has led Alberta's provincial government since December 1992. In the November 2004 election, his Conservative party elected 62 lawmakers to the 83-seat Legislative Assembly.
In March, Klein announced his retirement after only 55 per cent of party members supported him in a mandatory secret ballot review. A leadership vote will take place on Nov. 25. Former treasurer Jim Dinning and former infrastructure and transportation minister Lyle Oberg are the main contenders.
Earlier this month, Dinning discussed the topic of nuclear energy, saying, "If we're going from one billion to four billion barrels in the oil sands, we're wasting gas, and nuclear power has to go on the list of energy sources to be considered to support the development of the oil sands."
Polling Data
If a provincial election were held today, which one of the following parties would you vote for?
Oct. 2006 | Jun. 2006 | |
Progressive Conservative | 57% | 62% |
Liberal | 19% | 15% |
New Democratic Party | 14% | 12% |
Alliance | 8% | 10% |
Source: Environics Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 2,021 Canadian adults, conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 12, 2006. Margin of error for the sample for each Canadian province, stratified by region and community size, is 2.2 per cent.