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Poll suggests PQ referendum pledge cost party majority as Alberta vote fuels sovereignty debate
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5 election, found the PQ would have received 35 per cent of the vote if it had not promised to hold a referendum.
That is seven percentage points higher than the 28 per cent of the vote the party received in the election and, according to the poll, would have been enough to secure a majority government.
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The same poll found just 20 per cent of respondents favour the PQ organizing a referendum during its first mandate.
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Poll suggests PQ referendum pledge cost party majority as Alberta vote fuels sovereignty debate
By Alessia Simona Maratta & Dan Spector Global News
Posted October 20, 2026 10:07 pm
Updated October 20, 2026 11:07 pm
As Albertans vote “no” to separation, a new poll suggests the Parti Québécois' pledge to hold a sovereignty referendum in 2029 cost the party a majority government. The PQ will instead enter the next legislature with a minority.…
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