CAQ trending down, PQ gaining: new poll
Posted November 1, 2023 9:49 am.
Last Updated November 1, 2023 1:02 pm.
Premier François Legault’s says he takes “full responsibility” for his party’s sagging poll numbers.
The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) continues to lose support to the Parti québécois (PQ), according to a new Léger poll published Wednesday in Québecor media.
It suggests that the CAQ now has 30 per cent support, a drop of four points in one month – way off the highs of more than 40 per cent it consistently received before the 2022 election.
“It certainly makes me sad to see the drop in support from Quebecers,” Legault told reporters ahead of question period. “I take full responsibility for it. I know that Quebecers are currently suffering a lot from the increase in prices. And I will try to see how I can help them better.”
Meanwhile, the PQ is up four points to 26 per cent – led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. They are fresh off an October byelection victory in Quebec City, during which it collected more than 44 per cent of the vote and double what Legault’s party won.
Among main party leaders, respondents said St-Pierre Plamondon would make the best premier, up eight percentage points since September to 24 per cent, one point ahead of Legault at 23 per cent.
For their part, the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) and Québec solidaire (QS) are tied with 15 per cent of voting intentions.
Éric Duhaime’s Conservative Party would get 12 per cent of the support.
“I don’t think we’re reaching a plateau,” said QS parliamentary leader Alexandre Leduc at a press briefing. “We’re focused on the work in the field.”
The poll was carried out among 1,026 Quebecers of voting age between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30 and cannot be assigned a margin of error because online polls do not collect random data samples.
The next Quebec election is scheduled for October 2026.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Nov. 1, 2023, and translated by CityNews.
