Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Manitobans and the NDP Leadership Race
Winnipeg – As the race for the leadership of the New Democratic Party draws to a close, a new Probe Research Inc./Winnipeg Free Press survey of 1,000 Manitobans reveals that Greg Selinger stands head and shoulders above rival Steve Ashton and former candidate Andrew Swan as the most popular choice for the party leadership and the premier’s chair.
More than one in four Manitoba adults (27%) indicated that Greg Selinger, the province’s finance minister for the past 10 years, is the best candidate to lead the New Democrats and succeed outgoing premier Gary Doer. Just better than one in ten citizens (12%), meanwhile, pointed to Thompson MLA Steve Ashton as the best candidate for the NDP’s top job. Minto MLA Andrew Swan – who bowed out of the race on September 28 – received the backing of nine percent of adult voters. Party member John Boehm, who had announced to some media outlets that he was running for the party’s leadership, received support from only three percent of respondents.
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More than one in four Manitoba adults (27%) indicated that Greg Selinger, the province’s finance minister for the past 10 years, is the best candidate to lead the New Democrats and succeed outgoing premier Gary Doer. Just better than one in ten citizens (12%), meanwhile, pointed to Thompson MLA Steve Ashton as the best candidate for the NDP’s top job. Minto MLA Andrew Swan – who bowed out of the race on September 28 – received the backing of nine percent of adult voters. Party member John Boehm, who had announced to some media outlets that he was running for the party’s leadership, received support from only three percent of respondents.
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Labels: Andrew Swan, Greg Selinger, NDP leadership, Probe Research, Steve Ashton
