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Vansterdam Kid
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posted 15 March 2005 04:32 AM
quote: If an election was held today, the NDP would narrowly win the popular vote and possibly the election, according to a poll. DataPath Systems, a Marsh Lake-based pollster, released the results of the poll it conducted in January and February. The poll showed that of those surveyed, 33 per cent would vote for the New Democrats if the election was held today. The governing Yukon Party was a close second in the poll, with 31 per cent favouring the party of Premier Dennis Fentie. The Liberal party finished third in the survey, at 23 per cent.[snip] In the capital, 33 per cent would vote for the NDP, while the Yukon Party’s support was at 27 per cent and the Liberals were sitting at 25 per cent. The Yukon Party’s numbers shine outside of Whitehorse, where they scored 42 per cent of respondents. The NDP’s total stayed at 33 per cent, while the Liberal figure was down at 16 per cent. The other party category received eight per cent. [snip] In total, 300 Yukoners, 150 in the city and 150 in the communities, were polled. The survey is valid to plus or minus 5.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Even with the margin of error considered, they would still do well. whitehorse star -- link
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Yukoner
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posted 17 March 2005 08:24 PM
He (Dennis Fentie) was an NDPer even though he is pretty far right.The Yukon Party was poised to win the next election and he jumped ship, became leader and swept to power. Here, in the Yukon voters tend to vote parties out, not in and a second mandate is rare. It seems the NDP will have the next kick at the cat, the Liberals are under going a leadership challange. Pat Duncan's Liberal government crumbled within 24 months when 3 members crossed the floor after bitter in fighting. There are 4 trying for Liberal leader. Pat, Ed Schultz (former grand chief) a local realtor and Elvis Presley [ 17 March 2005: Message edited by: Yukoner ]
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Albireo
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posted 13 September 2005 11:14 AM
*bumpity bump*(Sept 12) 2 more polls show the NDP leading quote: A DataPath Systems poll released last week indicates that of the 305 Yukoners surveyed between July 24 and Aug. 21, 43 per cent think they will be voting NDP in the next election. In another public opinion survey conducted by a Yukon newcomer, TrendLines, indicates that the NDP holds 34 per cent of the popular vote based on the 454 individuals polled. TrendLines also breaks down their statistics according to ridings, suggesting the NDP may be able to form a minority government in the next election with nine seats. The breakdown also indicates the Yukon Party would currently win five seats and the Liberal Party four. DataPath shows that support for the Yukon Party is currently at 30 per cent, and is strongest outside of Whitehorse. Meanwhile, TrendLines found support for the Yukon Party to be 35 per cent. Both surveys indicate that six per cent of the respondents were undecided on who they will vote for in the next election.
(Unfortunately, the article is poorly formatted, and lays out the information in a confusing way). It seems that one poll has the NDP clearly leading the Yukon Party, 43%-30%. The other poll shows a virtual tie, with the NDP trailing 35-34, but with a geographical distribution that would yield more seats.[ 13 September 2005: Message edited by: Albireo ]
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