New survey finds strong satisfaction with N.S. PCs, shows rise in support for NDP leader

CITYnews halifax \ By Mark Hodgins

A new poll is finding the Houston government is continuing to enjoy strong support from voters.

Narrative Research released its quarterly look at government satisfaction on Thursday morning. It finds over one-half of respondents are satisfied with the Houston government’s performance, and just shy of one-half would vote PC if an election were held today.

While the PCs remain top choice according to Narrative, there is a bright side here for another party.

The poll finds a rise in support for NDP leader Claudia Chender, showing 23 per cent of respondents say she’d be their preferred premier, while Liberal leader Zach Churchill’s preference numbers tumble him down to third place at 14 per cent.

Tim Houston is still top choice for premier with about one third of respondents choosing him.

According to Narrative, these results are drawn from an overall sample of 400 adult Nova Scotians, conducted from Aug. 1 to 14, 2023, with overall results accurate to within ±4.9 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.