Who wants a minority government?

Aaron Hutchins of Macleans asks Who wants a minority government?

Some want a minority government

As a whole, 40 per cent of Canadians polled by Innovative said they’d rather the election end with a minority government,

“There are some voters within the base of every party that would be happy to see their party have a minority because they’re not completely sold on everything their party wants to do—which I think is healthy,” says Greg Lyle, the president of Innovative Research. “Leaders don’t get a blank cheque, even from their own people.”Based on current polling data, a minority government appears the most likely scenario for Canada’s next government, though which party has the most seats is still very much a coin flip. There’s a less than 20 per cent chance either Liberals or Conservatives manage to pull off a majority mandate (170 seats or more), according to 338Canada’s latest projection, with both parties currently projected to win 132 seats in Parliament.1

compared to 43 per cent who said they’d like a majority government. (The other 17 per cent are still unsure.)

References

1	(2019, October 17). Innovative Research poll: Who wants a minority government .... Retrieved October 18, 2019, from https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/innovative-research-poll-who-wants-a-minority-government-lots-of-liberals/