UPDATED:August 5, 2020.Conservative voters say Peter MacKay is the right man to lead their party, according to a new poll..The results of a survey conducted by Maru/Blue Public Opinion show MacKay would be the top choice – at 55 percent – to become the new leader of the Tory party among those who are committed to vote for the party if a federal election were held tomorrow..As for rival candidates, Erin O’Toole received 23 per cent, Leslyn Lewis 11 per cent, and Derek Sloan 11 per cent..And MacKay also lead a poll where other Canadians were asked about the leadership..MacKay received 51 per cent supported followed by O’Toole at 25 per cent, Lewis 16 per cent and Sloan at 8 per cent..While MacKay leads the Maru/Blue poll with general Tory voters, it will be paid-up Conservative Party of Canada members that will actually vote to select the leader..“The presumption is that Peter MacKay is the front runner,” John Wright, the executive vice president at Maru/Blue Public Opinion North America told the National Post, who commissioned the survey..“And a lot of that has to do with the fact that he’s got the most exposure. You look at the numbers regionally and he’s got a lot of good recognition.”. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .The 269,469 eligible Tory party members have until Aug. 21 to mail in their ballots. The numbers will be tallied and released at an undetermined time.. Tory pollCourtesy The National Post .A total of 1,828 those who would consider voting for the Conservative Party of Canada if a federal.election were held tomorrow were surveyed between July 17- 21, 2020 and is considered accurate within +/- 2.6 percentage points..The other poll surveyed 1,514 Canadian adults between July 10-13, and is considered accurate to within +/- 2.9 percentage point..MacKay tweeted his pleasure with the poll findings..The full poll results can be found here..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
UPDATED:August 5, 2020.Conservative voters say Peter MacKay is the right man to lead their party, according to a new poll..The results of a survey conducted by Maru/Blue Public Opinion show MacKay would be the top choice – at 55 percent – to become the new leader of the Tory party among those who are committed to vote for the party if a federal election were held tomorrow..As for rival candidates, Erin O’Toole received 23 per cent, Leslyn Lewis 11 per cent, and Derek Sloan 11 per cent..And MacKay also lead a poll where other Canadians were asked about the leadership..MacKay received 51 per cent supported followed by O’Toole at 25 per cent, Lewis 16 per cent and Sloan at 8 per cent..While MacKay leads the Maru/Blue poll with general Tory voters, it will be paid-up Conservative Party of Canada members that will actually vote to select the leader..“The presumption is that Peter MacKay is the front runner,” John Wright, the executive vice president at Maru/Blue Public Opinion North America told the National Post, who commissioned the survey..“And a lot of that has to do with the fact that he’s got the most exposure. You look at the numbers regionally and he’s got a lot of good recognition.”. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .The 269,469 eligible Tory party members have until Aug. 21 to mail in their ballots. The numbers will be tallied and released at an undetermined time.. Tory pollCourtesy The National Post .A total of 1,828 those who would consider voting for the Conservative Party of Canada if a federal.election were held tomorrow were surveyed between July 17- 21, 2020 and is considered accurate within +/- 2.6 percentage points..The other poll surveyed 1,514 Canadian adults between July 10-13, and is considered accurate to within +/- 2.9 percentage point..MacKay tweeted his pleasure with the poll findings..The full poll results can be found here..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
