Poll shows Selinger sort of popular
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Premier Greg Selinger is mid-pack in popularity among provincial premiers while Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen is among the least popular opposition leaders in the land, according to a new online survey by Angus Reid Public Opinion.
Selinger received the approval of 50 per cent of Manitobans surveyed, good for fourth place among nine provincial premiers assessed in the quarterly poll. Thirty-nine per cent disapproved of the Manitoba premier’s performance, while 11 per cent said they were unsure.
Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall continues to have bragging rights among provincial leaders with a giddy 71 per cent approval rating, followed by Newfoundland’s Kathy Dunderdale (60%), and Alberta’s Alison Redford (53%).
Canada’s least popular premier continues to be Quebec’s Jean Charest (26% approval rating). Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty had the second worst showing (38%).
The online survey was done between Nov. 25 and Dec. 5. Its margin of error is plus or minus 1.2 per cent 19 times out of 20.
Selinger’s approval rating has hovered around 50 per cent for the past three quarters. In August, it stood at 52 per cent, while in May it was 48 per cent. Selinger won a whopping majority — 37 of a possible 57 seats — in the Oct. 4 provincial election.
McFadyen received a 34 per cent approval rating — beating out only the interim opposition leaders in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. The Manitoba Tory also had the highest — by far — disapproval rating among opposition leaders at 53 per cent.
McFadyen announced on election night that he would step down from the Manitoba Conservative leadership after failing to improve his party’s standing in the legislature. He will remain in the top job until a new leader is elected next Oct. 27.