Conservative support has dropped 16% from the last election and only one in four Albertans approve of UCP leader Jason Kenney’s performance, according to data released Monday by Research Co..An online survey found 45% of voters would support the New Democratic Party (NDP) in a provincial vote..The NDP support is up two points since December 2020, reported Research Co..Now 36% of Albertans believe Notley would make the best premier among party leaders..Kenney ranked second with 17%, with Wildrose Independence Party leader Paul Hinman at 3%.“The UCP is evidently having difficulties maintaining the base together,” said the president of Research Co..Mario Canseco..“While the NDP is keeping 89% of its supporters in the 2019 provincial election, the UCP is only managing to hold on to 51% of their voters.” .While rural areas are split equally on between UCP (33%) and NDP (31%), the cities are where differences are steep..In Edmonton, the NDP is at 50% support whereas the UCP has 25%..Calgary polls show 47% lean to NDP and 34% to UCP..The poll showed 66% of Albertans disapprove of Kenney and only 26% approve of his leadership actions..NDP leader Rachel Notley received an approval rating of 49%..The poll was conducted March 11-13, with 600 participants and data was statistically weighted to Canadian census data to Alberta’s population..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
Conservative support has dropped 16% from the last election and only one in four Albertans approve of UCP leader Jason Kenney’s performance, according to data released Monday by Research Co..An online survey found 45% of voters would support the New Democratic Party (NDP) in a provincial vote..The NDP support is up two points since December 2020, reported Research Co..Now 36% of Albertans believe Notley would make the best premier among party leaders..Kenney ranked second with 17%, with Wildrose Independence Party leader Paul Hinman at 3%.“The UCP is evidently having difficulties maintaining the base together,” said the president of Research Co..Mario Canseco..“While the NDP is keeping 89% of its supporters in the 2019 provincial election, the UCP is only managing to hold on to 51% of their voters.” .While rural areas are split equally on between UCP (33%) and NDP (31%), the cities are where differences are steep..In Edmonton, the NDP is at 50% support whereas the UCP has 25%..Calgary polls show 47% lean to NDP and 34% to UCP..The poll showed 66% of Albertans disapprove of Kenney and only 26% approve of his leadership actions..NDP leader Rachel Notley received an approval rating of 49%..The poll was conducted March 11-13, with 600 participants and data was statistically weighted to Canadian census data to Alberta’s population..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com