COMPAS Survey Finds Klein Support Steady Since 2001

Premier Ralph Klein stands to win an even greater landslide than in the 2001 election. At 61% of the popular vote, support for the provincial Conservatives would remain as high as in 2001 while a more equally divided opposition would increase the possibility of a romp among seats.

According to a province wide survey of 500 Albertans conducted for The Calgary Herald by COMPAS Research November 3rd and 4th, 2004, the Liberals led by Kevin Taft have 19% of the vote, down from 27% in 2001. The NDP led by Brian Mason appear to be benefiting from the Liberal drop with 16% of voters saying they would chose the NDP, as opposed to 8% who actually voted for the NDP in the last election.

Surveys of this size (n=500) are deemed accurate to within 4.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.