'Dream scenario' for Poilievre as Conservatives open up 20-point lead with NDP, Liberals tied
The latest Nanos Research numbers show Pierre Poilievre and the federal Conservative Party have not only opened up a big lead in ballot support 鈥 but Justin Trudeau鈥檚 Liberals have fallen into a statistical tie with the NDP.
The latest Nanos ballot tracking puts the Conservative Party at 41.6 per cent, more than 20 points ahead of the Liberal Party, which fell to 21.5 per cent 鈥 down four points in four weeks.
The NDP have actually inched ahead of the Liberals at 21.6 per cent.
鈥淭his is a dream scenario for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives,鈥 said Nanos Research founder Nik Nanos on the latest episode of 麻豆影视 Trend Line.
鈥淗e's got a 20-point advantage and the progressives are perfectly split.鈥
It鈥檚 the first time since September 2015, before Trudeau became prime minister, that the Liberals have had less ballot support than the NDP, though the 0.1 per cent deficit is still within the poll鈥檚 margin of error.
Nanos ballot support 4-week change (Nanos Research
Nanos said it鈥檚 good news for the New Democrats 鈥 and 鈥渁bsolutely terrible鈥 for the Liberals.
鈥淭hey've got to stop hemorrhaging support, because this could be a potential political death spiral for the Liberals if this trend continues,鈥 Nanos said. 鈥淭hey've got to try to figure out what they're going to do to try to stay afloat and be competitive right now.鈥
With a 20-point gap, Nanos said right now, it鈥檚 really a battle for second place.
鈥淟iberals aren't really competing against the Conservatives, actually,鈥 he said. 鈥淩ight now, they're fighting for their lives against Jagmeet Singh and the New Democrats.鈥
Seat projections: Liberals fading
According to Nanos seat projections 鈥 which calculates how popular support would translate into winning ridings if an election were to be held today -- Liberal red is also fading from the map.
In the Toronto and Hamilton, Ont., area an almost clean-sweep of Liberal seats in 2021 has turned into a mix of Conservative and undecided seats.
In the images below, on the left are the results from the 2021 federal election, with the right-hand side showing changes based on current modelling. Ridings shown in black are considered too close to call.
Nanos seat projections showing Golden Horseshoe region (Nanos Research)
鈥淭he Conservatives [are] making significant gains in Toronto, and this speaks to what traditionally has been a Liberal fortress basically unwinding completely,鈥 Nanos said.
In the Ottawa area as well, the Liberals have lost ground.
鈥淭here are ridings like Ottawa Centre that basically now are a statistical tossup between the New Democrats and the Liberals,鈥 Nanos said. 鈥淏ut you also see basically the Conservatives picking up in suburban Ottawa.鈥
Nanos seat projections showing national capital region (Nanos Research)
Nanos paints the same picture in the Vancouver area, with only one seat currently leaning Liberal.
Nanos seat projections showing Vancouver area ridings (Nanos Research)
鈥淭hat battleground is favouring the Conservatives with the Conservatives picking up a number of ridings in the Vancouver area,鈥 Nanos said.
鈥淭he NDP might be interesting to watch in Vancouver because if Liberal support drops, those [voters] can strategically vote NDP to try to block the Conservatives.鈥
And in the Atlantic region, only one seat is currently favouring the Liberals.
Nanos seat projections showing the Atlantic region (Nanos Research)
鈥淭here's still that one Liberal riding in northern New Brunswick that's holding on,鈥 Nanos said.
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Methodology
1,045 random interviews recruited from an RDD land- and cell-line sample of Canadians aged 18 years and over, ending September 27, 2024. The data is based on a four-week rolling average where each week the oldest group of 250 interviews is dropped and a new group of 250 is added. A random survey of 1,045 Canadians is accurate 3.0 percentage points, plus or minus, 19 times out of 20.
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