Hot on the heels of a Liberal victory in the Waterford Valley by-election, a new political poll from Narrative Research shows provincial Liberals are leading in voter support and that the gap between the Liberals and PCs is widening.
The poll shows that if an election were held today, more than four in ten decided voters would support the Liberals at 43 per cent support over 38 per cent in May – while 35 per cent would support the PCs – that’s down from 41 per cent in the spring.
Support for the NDP stands at 19 per cent, unchanged from the previous polling period.
Andrew Furey remains the preferred choice for Premier at 38 per cent while support for PC Leader Tony Wakeham remains unchanged at 26 per cent. Sixteen percent prefer the NDP’s Jim Dinn.)
The survey was conducted from August 6th to the 16th with overall results accurate to within plus or minus 5.2 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.