Poll Projects 100 Seats for NDP
New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton waves to the crowd as he boards the bus with his wife, NDP Member of Parliament Olivia Chow, following the NDP's campaign kickoff event at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on March 26. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images) The New Democratic Party is quickly overtaking the Liberals which would deny Conservatives of a majority in the House of Commons, according to a new poll projection released on Monday.
EKOS Research, which offers seat projections based on its opinion poll results from last Friday to Sunday, predicts that the NDP would secure 100 seats in the upcoming May 2 general election, almost a threefold increase from its current 36 seats.
If the level of support remains unchanged until the election, the NDP would come in second in seat count to the Conservatives, who are projected to gain 131 seats, 12 seats fewer than its current 143-seat holding in the House.
Under that scenario, with the support from the Liberalswho are projected to garner 62 seatsNDP leader Jack Layton would be able to have a working majority in the 308-member House, and therefore a coalition government instead of Stephen Harpers Conservative minority.
The seat projection also predicts 14 seats for the Bloc Qubcois, none for the Green Party, and one for an independent member of Parliament.
EKOS Research, which offers seat projections based on its opinion poll results from last Friday to Sunday, predicts that the NDP would secure 100 seats in the upcoming May 2 general election, almost a threefold increase from its current 36 seats.
If the level of support remains unchanged until the election, the NDP would come in second in seat count to the Conservatives, who are projected to gain 131 seats, 12 seats fewer than its current 143-seat holding in the House.
Under that scenario, with the support from the Liberalswho are projected to garner 62 seatsNDP leader Jack Layton would be able to have a working majority in the 308-member House, and therefore a coalition government instead of Stephen Harpers Conservative minority.
The seat projection also predicts 14 seats for the Bloc Qubcois, none for the Green Party, and one for an independent member of Parliament.
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