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Almost half of former NDP voters don’t recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
A poll of over 1,100 past NDP voters found 44% cannot name current leadership candidates; Avi Lewis leads with 13% support and Heather McPherson at 9%.
- Nearly half of Canadians who voted for the federal NDP at least once since 2015 cannot identify any current leadership candidates, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll of 1,100 voters.
- The Canadian Research Insights Council notes that online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population; researchers conducted the survey between March 11 and March 17.
- Filmmaker Avi Lewis leads the field with 13 per cent support, followed by Alberta MP Heather McPherson at nine per cent among respondents familiar with the candidates.
- Voting in the six-month leadership campaign wraps on March 28, with the party announcing the new leader on March 29, concluding the extended selection process.
- Even among voters who have consistently supported the NDP over the past decade, 31 per cent remain unfamiliar with the candidates, signalling engagement challenges for the party.
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Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll
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