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octothorp · 05-16-2015, 02:43 PM

I was a bit incredulous when pundits last week were talking about the impact that the NDP win might have on the federal party's prospects, so I'm very surprised with the latest Ekos poll where they've gotten a pretty big bump. One of the quirks that caught my eye is that the NDP have an arguable claim to the most 'nationally representative' party, with 20% or more in every region that Ekos tracks, something that no other party could claim.

However, they're still down significantly in BC/Prairies/Atlantic Canada from where they were polling right before the 2011 election (using the last Ekos poll before the last election). Of course, the CPC is down significantly in every region except Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

05-16-2015, 02:43 PM	#758
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	I was a bit incredulous when pundits last week were talking about the impact that the NDP win might have on the federal party's prospects, so I'm very surprised with the latest Ekos poll where they've gotten a pretty big bump. One of the quirks that caught my eye is that the NDP have an arguable claim to the most 'nationally representative' party, with 20% or more in every region that Ekos tracks, something that no other party could claim. However, they're still down significantly in BC/Prairies/Atlantic Canada from where they were polling right before the 2011 election (using the last Ekos poll before the last election). Of course, the CPC is down significantly in every region except Quebec and Atlantic Canada.