Léger Poll Suggests Referendum Cost PQ Its Majority as Alberta Votes to Stay in Canada

Poll suggests PQ referendum pledge cost party majority as Alberta vote fuels sovereignty debate

A post-election poll suggests the Parti Québécois could have won a majority government if it had not pledged to hold a sovereignty referendum in its first mandate.

Léger poll suggests referendum cost PQ its majority as Alberta votes to stay in Canada

A new Léger poll suggests the Parti Québécois could have won a majority government if leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon had not promised to hold a third referendum on Quebec sovereignty. The survey, conducted Oct. 9 to 12, found sovereignty was the second-most important issue for voters in the Oct. 5 election, nearly tied with the […]

The PQ's referendum pledge cost them a majority in the Quebec election, poll suggests

More than two-thirds of Quebecers still oppose a sovereignty vote, the poll suggests.

Poll indicates PQ's referendum pledge may have cost party majority

A post-election poll indicates that the Parti Québécois might have secured a majority government had it not committed to a sovereignty referendum in its initial mandate. This decision appears to have influenced voter support significantly, affecting the party's electoral outcome.