Poll analysis shows Tory win Final Edition

That momentum has Tory Leader Stephen Harper shifting gears to target traditional Liberal seats that he says have suddenly become vulnerable with Prime Minister Paul Martin's slide in popularity. The analysis shows an overall drop of 23 seats for the Liberals since the first projections were re...

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Published inTimes colonist (Victoria)
Main Author Peter O'Neil and Bill Curry, with files from Anne Dawson and Sean Gordon
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Victoria, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 10.06.2004
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Harper, Stephen
Martin, Paul
AURORA, Ont
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Summary:That momentum has Tory Leader Stephen Harper shifting gears to target traditional Liberal seats that he says have suddenly become vulnerable with Prime Minister Paul Martin's slide in popularity. The analysis shows an overall drop of 23 seats for the Liberals since the first projections were released May 28 -- based on polls taken as the campaign began. During the same period, the Tories slowly, but steadily, have edged up by 12 seats. The New Democrats have gained three and the Bloc Quebecois has picked up two. The Liberals held 168 seats when the election was called May 23. The Conservatives held 73. The Bloc Quebecois was next with 33 and the New Democrats held 14. There were also nine Independents and four vacancies. This election will see an increase of seven seats in the Commons.