CAQ losing more support as PQ continues to lead in the polls
Posted November 13, 2024 9:58 am.
Last Updated November 13, 2024 12:21 pm.
Support for the governing Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) hits a new low, according to data from a new Léger poll.
Currently, the CAQ has 21 per cent of voter intentions, and the satisfaction rate of respondents has fallen by six points to 32 per cent.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois (PQ) sits at 35 per cent, but according to the poll, one quarter of PQ voters are against Quebec independence.
As for Denis Coderre, who’s running as a candidate in the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), 55 per cent of respondents said they have a “negative opinion” of the former Montreal mayor. Amongst liberal voters, his approval rating sits at 30 per cent.
As for Pablo Rodriguez, also running as a candidate for the PLQ leadership, 37 per cent of respondents said they would vote for him.
According to the data, 26 per cent of those surveyed said they would vote for the PLQ if Rodriguez wins and 20 per cent of them would vote Liberal if Coderre won.
Meanwhile, Québec solidaire (QS) was down by one percentage point at 13 per cent and the Quebec Conservative Party sits in last at 11 per cent.
The Léger poll was conducted online among 1,010 eligible Quebec voters between Nov. 8 and 11. The poll noted that the maximum margin of error for a survey this size is ± 3.08%, 19 times out of 20.
