The Paul Haponovich Weblog has released a new poll as the Canadian Federal Election campaign enters its final long weekend before the October 14th vote.
We asked a total of five Canadians, with the participants being from almost half of all provinces and territories, a series of questions about what they feel are the most important issues facing Canadians today, as well as a question on their voting preferences.
The data shows a virtual dead heat among all five major political parties, with the NDP leading the way with 20% of decided voters. The New Democrats were considered to be leading because the poll participant who selected them said that she ’strongly prefers’ the NDP, while those indicating they would vote for the other parties described their preference as only ‘somewhat strong’.
The survey indicated that if Canadians were to head to the polls today, the NDP would obtain 20% of the national vote, followed by the Conservative Party with 20%. The Liberals were chosen by 20% of respondents, and were neck and neck with the Green Party, also chosen by 20% of those surveyed. The Bloc Québecois was polling in fifth place with 20 percent of decided voters.
The data clearly shows that Canadians are prepared to elect another minority government, although it remains unclear which party would get to lead it.
The survey also showed that the New Democrats were favoured by 100 percent of art students, while 100% percent of all corporate CEO’s indicated they would vote for the Conservatives. All Quebeckers surveyed indicated the Bloc Québecois as their party of choice, while 100% of bicycle mechanics chose the Greens. Also, if the election were held today, 100 percent of all comatose hospital patients would vote for the Liberal Party.
The poll reveals that Canadians are divided about which issues they feel are most important, with 20 percent believing that art subsidization is the biggest issue, followed by CEO compensation (20%), automobile emissions (20%), and when I receive my next welfare cheque from the Quebec government (20%). Twenty percent of respondents did not indicate a preference.
The poll is considered accurate to within plus or minus 50%, 1 time out of 10 million.
