Winnipeg – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have opened up a slight lead over the governing New Democrats, but the race between the two major parties remains very close, a new Probe Research Inc. telephone survey conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press reveals.

With ten months to go until Manitobans head to the polls, the Progressive Conservatives continue to be favoured by more than four-in-ten decided adult voters (42%, unchanged from September). Support for the NDP has decreased slightly since September (from 40% to 38%), while there has been a slight uptick in the proportion of adult citizens would cast ballots for the Manitoba Liberals (15%, +2% versus September).

Nearly one-half of those surveyed (49%) also believe it’s time for a new government in Manitoba, while one-third (34%) said the NDP should be re-elected to a fourth term. Fewer than one-in-five (17%) did not indicate a particular preference regarding which party should come into power following the next provincial election.

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