ProjectDemocracy releases new riding specific polling

Apr 29th, 2011 2:09 PM

Media Release

Data can help local voters defeat the Harper Conservative in strategic ridings

Project Democracy helps progressive Canadian voters identify who the best candidate in their riding is to defeat the Harper Conservative. In order to do this responsibly, Project Democracy is careful to include as much riding level information as possible where national polling data is not enough to paint a clear picture. For this reason, projectdemocracy.ca recently commissioned public opinion polling in eight hard-to-call ridings.

Data from the polling, undertaken by Oraclepoll Research on April 27 and 28, 2011, for the Ridings of Nunavut, Charlesbourg, Lévis-Bellechasse, Pontiac, Portneuf - Jacques Cartier, Desnethé - Missinippi - Churchill River, Saskatoon -Humboldt and Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca is displayed below. The margin of error for each 400-person survey is +/- 4.9%, 19/20 times.

Charlesbourg(QC)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Anne Marie Day as the NDP candidate

32.2

Martin Gaudreault as the Liberal candidate

11.9

Felix Grenier as the Bloc Quebecois candidate

32.2

Daniel Petit as the Conservative candidate

23.7



Lévis-Bellechasse(QC)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Nicole Laliberté as the NDP candidate

22.7

Francis Laforesterie as the Liberal candidate

2.3

Danielle-Maude Gosselin as the Bloc Quebecois candidate

18.2

Steven Blaney as the Conservative candidate

52.3



Pontiac(QC)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Mathieu Ravignat as the NDP candidate

39.2

Cindy Duncan McMillan as the Liberal candidate

15.7

Maude Tremblay as the Bloc Quebecois candidate

7.8

Lawrence Cannon as the Conservative candidate

33.3



Portneuf--Jacques-Cartier (QC)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Élaine Michaud as the NDP candidate

31.4

Réjean Thériault as the Liberal candidate

9.8

Richard Côté as the Bloc Quebecois candidate

19.6

André Arthur as an Independant candidate

37.3



Saskatoon-Humboldt (SK)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Denise Kouri as the NDP candidate

30.6

Darren Hill as the Liberal candidate

12.9

Brad Trost as the Conservative candidate

50

Sandra Finley of the Green Party Candidate

6.5



Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River (SK)  
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Lawrence Joseph as the NDP candidate

35

Gabe Lafond as the Liberal candidate

6.7

Rob Gordon Clarke as the Conservative candidate

56.7

George Morin of the Green Party Candidate

1.7



Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca (BC)
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Randall C. Garrison as the NDP candidate

34.6

Lillian Szpak as the Liberal candidate

15.4

Troy DeSouza as the Conservative candidate

40.4

Shaunna Salsman of the Green Party Candidate

9.6



Nunavut
Vote intent
Valid Percent
Jack Hicks as the NDP candidate

8.2

Paul Okalik as the Liberal candidate

20.4

Leona Aglukkaq as the Conservative candidate

71.4

Total

100



Other new features at Projectdemocracy.ca:

Heading into the last few days, the all-important issue of who will make it to the polls is coming increasingly into the fore. Projectdemocracy.ca has augmented its riding pages with information on the percentage of voters who actually voted in each riding in the last election.

In the drop-down menu under the charts, users can choose which poll or combination of polls they want to consult and new information has been added showing the results of the best available regional polls.For more information on the polling, visit http://www.oraclepoll.com/Recent_Polls_and_News.html

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For more information please contact:

Alice Klein
416-364-1300 ext.379
Cell:416 318-2805
alice@nowtoronto.com

Christopher Majka
902 425-3725
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca

Paul Seccaspina
CEO, Oraclepoll Research
1-800-494-4199 OR
416-986-7937
paul@oraclepoll.com


About Project Democracy

Project Democracy is an information resource for progressive Canadian voters looking to topple the Harper Conservatives by harnessing the votes of themajority of Canadians. In Canada we don't have an electoral system that directly reflects the will of Canadians. Withour 'first-past-the-post'electoral system,vote splitting could meanCanadians end up witha majority Harper Government with as little as 35 percent of thepopular vote. This is not the outcome most Canadians want, and avoiding it requires voterknowledge and cooperation. Project Democracyprovides that knowledge through careful use of available polling data and analysis of local "on the ground" riding information. If progressiveCanadians vote smart, the majority of Canadians will get a government that better reflects their values.

Website: www.projectdemocracy.ca

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