Liberals still preferred party despite lowest numbers since 2004: poll

Support for the P.E.I. Liberal Party is at its lowest levels since 2004, according to the most recent poll by Corporate Research Associates.

However, the Liberals still remain the preferred party on the Island.

CRA asked 600 Islanders between Nov. 1 and 30: If an election were held today, for which party would you vote?

These were the results, among decided voters, according to CRA.

The numbers show the Liberals taking a tumble of 8 per cent over August, while the PC's gained 4 points and the Greens gained 7 points.

The number of don't know or undecided, do not plan to vote, or refused to state was at 37 per cent.

The margin of error among decided voters was 5 percentage points, 95 times out of 100.

Nearly half of respondents — 49 per cent — expressed satisfaction with the provincial government, while 41 per cent said they were not satisfied.

Support for Premier Wade MacLauchlan was stable — up one point to 27 per cent — though Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker is still the first choice for Islanders when it comes to the leader they want. Bevan-Baker dropped four points from August to 33 per cent.

PC Leader James Aylward was at 14 per cent, up one point from interim leader Jamie Fox's 13 per cent.

The poll has an overall margin of error of four percentage points, 95 times out of 100.

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