The gap between the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives appears to be narrowing in terms of voter support.
A new Corporate Research Associates (CRA) survey finds 45 per cent of decided voters support the Liberals, down from 50 per cent before the campaign started.
Support for the Progressive Conservatives has climbed to 33 per cent from 30 per cent.
Don Mills, chairman and CEO of CRA, said he believes the election will be close, despite the Liberals’ comfortable lead in overall voting intentions.
“This is a consequence of the disproportionate support that the Liberals have in northern New Brunswick, which skews the voter intention numbers provincially,” Mills said in a news release.
Liberals continue to dominate in the north of the Province, PCs have the advantage in the southwestern part of the NB while the race is even in the Moncton and are. It is now about momentum. @NBPoliNews @CTVAtlantic @CBCNB @CRAInsight
— Don Mills (@DonMillsCRA) September 11, 2018
He also said the election will “largely be determined” by voters in the southeast, where the race is currently tight.
Support for the Green party rose to 10 per cent from seven per cent, six per cent of decided voters said they support the New Democrats, while five per cent said they back the People’s Alliance.
The number of undecided voters rests at 13 per cent, while three per cent refuse to state a preference, and seven per cent either support none of the parties or do not plan to vote.
These results are part of the CRA Atlantic Quarterly, an independent telephone survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are based on a sample of 519 adult New Brunswickers, conducted from August 23 to September 9, 2018, with overall results accurate to within ± 4.3 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
