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Right-Wing People's Party Polling Second In Alberta

CANADA

The right-wing People's Party of Canada (PPC) is polling in second place in the western province of Alberta according to the latest Mainstreet Research provincial-level opinion poll.

  • Alberta, Mainstreet Research poll: Conservatives: 44.5% (-3), PPC: 16.1% (+4), Liberals: 16.0% (-2), NDP: 14.3% (-3), Greens: 5.9% (+3). +/- vs. 20-22 August 2021. Fieldwork: 24 August 2021
  • While the 44.5% support garnered by the Conservatives in this poll, if reflected in the final result, would result in the party winning the majority of ridings in the oil-producing province, it would mark a significant decline in the vote share achieved in 2019. In that year's election, the Conservatives won 69% of the vote.
  • A strong PPC showing could also provide a boost to the Liberals and New Democratic Party in the small number of marginal ridings in Alberta in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary by drawing support from the Conservatives.
  • The PPC are polling around 4-6% in most nationwide polls, although the prospect of winning numerous seats in Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system is low. The party's best prospect is in Quebec, where leader Maxime Bernier is contesting the Conservative-held Beauce riding.

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