NEWS RELEASE
MP CHARLIE ANGUS
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OTTAWA - Charlie Angus is the front runner to become the next leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, according to a Mainstreet Research poll.
On July 5, Mainstreet polled NDP donors and names on five past provincial membership lists.
Of the 1,445 members reached, 22.6 per cent supported Angus, 20.4 per cent for Ashton, 7.5 per cent for both Jagmeet Singh and Peter Julian, and 6.1 per cent for Guy Caron. 35.9 per cent said they were unsure about their first choice. Of decided voters, Angus has the support of 35.2 per cent, with Ashton at 31.9 per cent.
Angus extends his lead when you re-distribute the second choice support of Peter Julian, who dropped out Thursday. Angus goes to 24.8 per cent first-choice support, followed by Ashton (18.3 per cent); Caron (9.2 per cent); and Singh (7.3 per cent). Almost four in 10 (36.7 per cent) said they were unsure. The poll is accurate within a margin of error of +/- 2.56 per cent, 19 times out of 20
The NDP leadership race is strictly a one-member, one-vote process. You must have a membership to vote.
Angus says his hard work is paying off. “We said from day one we were going to work hard every day and people appreciate that. I have been travelling across the country and the support is growing.”
Membership deadline is August 17th while voting begins in September. (18th)
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