Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are projected to capture a minority government on Monday night, and they did it by holding on to seats Doug Ford won provincially.
Trudeau’s candidates won in Etobicoke — the heart of so-called “Ford Nation” — and in 905 ridings, all areas where Andrew Scheer campaigned hard.
So can Scheer blame Ford for the loss? Although plenty of issues shaped Monday’s outcome, Vote Compass data suggests he may have a case.
Vote Compass posed this question to 24,623 Ontario respondents from Oct. 11- Oct. 15: “Have Doug Ford’s policies in Ontario made you more or less likely to consider voting for the Conservative Party of Canada in the upcoming federal election?”
More than half — 51 per cent — said they were much less likely to support the Conservatives.
Just 11 per cent, on the other hand, said they were somewhat or much more likely to support the federal Conservatives due to Ford.
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See Also:
(1) Strategic voting, Doug Ford, and why the Conservatives ‘couldn’t break through’ in Ontario
(2) Toronto and surrounding area key to Liberal electoral victory
(3) Premier Doug Ford changes responsibilities of three cabinet ministers
