Nearly half of Canadians want federal election after NDP-Liberal agreement ends, poll suggests
In Quebec, only 37 per cent of voters want an election, compared to 59 per cent in Alberta, which had the highest percentage of respondents supporting the idea.
Following the end of the NDP-Liberal confidence and supply agreement, a new national survey reveals that 47 percent of Canadians are in favor of calling a federal election, while 34 percent are against it.
The Léger poll, conducted between Sept. 6 and 8, shows the Conservative Party holding a significant lead with 45 percent of national support, followed by the Liberal Party at 25 percent, and the New Democratic Party (NDP) at 15 percent.
More than half of Canadians, 54 percent, believe that Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party will win the next federal election, compared to only 15 percent who think the Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, will emerge victorious.
The survey also indicates that Conservative voters are more likely to want an election called. In Alberta, 59 percent of respondents favor an election, the highest in the country, while in Quebec, only 37 percent share that view.
In Quebec, if an election were held today, 34 percent of voters would support Yves-François Blanchet's Bloc Québécois, while both the Conservatives and Liberals are tied at 25 percent each, and 11 percent would vote for the NDP.
A similar portion of Canadians, 38 percent, would prefer the election take place this fall, while 37 percent favor holding the election in October 2025 as scheduled. Among those wanting an election, 69 percent would like it to happen this fall.
The survey also highlights that 65 percent of Canadians lack confidence in Trudeau's ability to govern with NDP backing, with 40 percent expressing no confidence at all.
