The race is tightening as election day nears.
A new poll shows the Liberals have 40 percent support while the PC’s sit at 31 and the NDP are up to 27 percent.
According to Narrative Research, there are notable differences in decided voter support across regions, as well as in terms of age and gender.
Females are most likely to vote for the Liberals, followed by the NDP and then PC’s. Meanwhile, males are most likely to vote for the PC’s, followed by the Liberals and then NDP.
The Liberals and NDP are tied in terms of decided support among younger residents under the age of 35, with both ahead of the PC’s.
Nova Scotians were asked which party they intend to vote in the upcoming provincial election on August 17th? In terms of decided voter support, the race is tightening between the Liberals and the PCs. Read more at https://t.co/6xnpxSMyp1 pic.twitter.com/3lptqGSub6
— Narrative Research (@EveryNarrative) August 11, 2021
The Liberals and NDP are head-to-head among decided voters in the seat rich region of Halifax while the race is tight between the Liberals and PCs in the rest of mainland. In Cape Breton, the PC’s hold the lead, ahead of the Liberals.
“Results indicate that there has been a shift in momentum and voting intentions,” said Margaret Brigley, Narrative Research’s CEO. “With almost a week left before the election, the question is will that momentum continue? If so, we could potentially see a change in government. Regardless, we could be looking at a minority government and the question at this point is which party will form that minority government.”
Narrative research reports there is an unusually high level of undecided voters (35 percent) with less than one week left in the election.
There has been a narrowing in the gap for leadership preference, although Liberal Party leader Iain Rankin continues to be named the preferred choice for Premier.
Credit: Narrative Research
These results are part of an independent, quarterly telephone survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are drawn from an overall sample of 540 adult Nova Scotians, conducted from July 27 to August 9, 2021, with overall results accurate to within ±4.2 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
