Polls
August 16, 2017 (Montréal, QC) – A new Mainstreet/Postmedia poll produced for the Montréal Gazette finds the Parti Québécois (PQ) making gains as the summer ends. The Mainstreet/Postmedia poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.53 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
“The Liberals and Québec Solidaire both shed support this month” said David Valentin, Executive Vice-President of Mainstreet Research. “The long-term trend is continuing: the Liberals are leading, the CAQ is in second and the PQ is in third. In previous months its appeared possible for Québec Solidaire (QS) to surpass the PQ but for this month at least that is not the case and the PQ has put some valuable distance behind it. That being said, this is one singular snapshot of public opinion and the long-term trend has consistently seen QS make gains.”
“Among non-francophones the Liberals are faring better at 71% this month, but the CAQ is still holding steady with 19% support.”
“This month we find the Liberals leading in Montréal and the CAQ leading in Québec City. In the rest of Québec meanwhile it is a tight race between the CAQ and PQ with the Liberals in third.”
“For the first time in a few months Québec Solidaire is not leading with Québec’s youngest voters (18-34). This could be an outlier for the demographic or perhaps points to the flexibility of the 18-34 vote,” finished Valentin.
This is the last Mainstreet Research Québec survey that will use the 2011 Census targets as a base. Future surveys will be based upon the 2016 Census.
Among Decided & Leaning Voters: QLP 31% (-2), CAQ 28 (-), PQ 24 (+3), QS 17 (-2)
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