Canada: New Democratic Party Could Get up to 30% in Next Election

In the next federal election, would you consider voting for the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate in your riding?

Definitely / Probably consider	30%
Definitely / Probably not	56%

Which of these statements comes closest to your own point of view?

It is important to have NDP members of Parliament in Ottawa, whether or not they can form the government	52%
The NDP cannot form the government, so I feel my vote should go to either of the two main parties	25%

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

	Agree	Disagree
Jack Layton would make a good prime minister of Canada	37%	44%
I am uncomfortable with the NDP’s relationship with labour unions	41%	36%
The NDP cares more about the environment than any other federal party	45%	34%
NDP legislators act with honesty and uphold the highest ethical standards	45%	33%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with a representative national sample of 1,088 Canadian adults, conducted on Jun. 12 and Jun. 13, 2007. Margin of error is 3.0 per cent.