Trudeau’s Support Nosedives In Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — A new Narrative Research survey shows support for the federal Liberal Party is tanking in Nova Scotia.
Among Bluenosers who have already decided how they will vote, support for Trudeau’s liberals had sunk to 33 percent as of August 22.
That’s a massive drop from the 49 percent support the Liberal Party had from East Coasters in May.
Trudeau’s losses in the region appear to be Erin O’Toole’s gain.
The same survey shows support for the Conservative Party of Canada has jumped to 36 percent. That’s three percentage points higher than the Liberals and significantly higher than in May when only 21 percent of Atlantic Canadians said they would vote blue.
The NDP has also gained support too, with 28 percent of people supporting them in August compared to 23 percent in May.
Narrative says the results from decided voters reflect “a decline in satisfaction with the overall performance of the federal government since the Spring.”
Only half of Nova Scotians expressed some level of satisfaction with the federal government’s overall performance, compared to 61 percent in May.
“These findings reflect notable changes in public opinion compared to findings in May,” said Narrative CEO Margaret Brigley. “Within Nova Scotia, the results in some respects call to mind results of the recent provincial election, suggesting that Nova Scotia’s seats could be at play in this election.”
Meanwhile, in New Brunswick, not much has changed since May.
Narrative says 44 percent of the decided voters it polled planned to support Trudeau in the upcoming election. Twenty-four will cast their ballot for O’Toole’s Conservatives, while 18 percent plan to vote NDP.
According to Narrative, the results suggest “decided voter intentions have not changed appreciably since May,” although momentum seems to be behind the Conservatives and NDP.
Narrative also found that satisfaction with Trudeau’s performance has gone down in New Brunswick. A little less than half of residents expressed some level of satisfaction with the federal government’s overall performance, compared to 59 percent in May.