Polls
June 29, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – A new Mainstreet/iPolitics poll conducted in advance of the upcoming New Brunswick general election finds Brian Gallant’s Liberal Party is the most popular choice among voters in the province, while David Coon’s Green party has a large pocket of support in the Fredericton CMA. Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals are also leading comfortably in the province. The Mainstreet/iPolitics poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.35 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
“While Gallant and the Liberals have decreased in popularity since the 2014 election, they maintain a healthy lead” said Quito Maggi, President of Mainstreet Research. “However, the real surprise in this poll was the surge in support for the Green Party in the Greater Fredericton Area. It will be interesting to see if the Greens can leverage these numbers into additional seats, Green Party leader David Coon already holds FrederictonSouth, and whether they might be able to make inroads elsewhere in the province.”
“Federally, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are dominating in every region of the province with the support of 58% of decided & leaning voters.”
“David Coon is the most popular provincial leader with a net approval of +10 (approval minus disapproval). Brian Gallant holds a score of +1, while PC leader Brian Higgs scores -6 and NDP leader Rosarie L’Italian holds a net approval of -7.”
The Mainstreet/iPolitics poll also surveyed support in New Brunswick for the Energy East pipeline, as well as a potential Carbon tax.
“Support in New Brunswick is strong for the Energy East pipeline while it’s soft for a potential carbon tax. 23% of current provincial voters say the introduction of a carbon tax would make it less likely for them to vote liberal. There are risks for both the federal and provincial liberal parties in the province. For the federal liberals, lack of action on Energy East could cost votes while the provincial liberals will need to be careful about how they message and act on a carbon tax that could increase costs for voters,” finished Maggi.
-30-
Mainstreet – New Brunswick June 2017 by Mainstreet on Scribd
