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The Liberals maintain a wide lead over other Newfoundland and Labrador political parties in terms of who residents would vote for, according to the latest Corporate Research Associates Inc. (CRA) poll.

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Liberal leader Dwight Ball.

The CRA says 56 per cent of decided voters back the Liberal Party, compared with 60 per cent three months ago, while 31 per cent back the PCs, compared with 29 in the last poll.

Support for the NDP is 13 percent, compared with 10 per cent three months ago, while less than one percent prefer either the Green Party or the Labrador Party.

The number of residents who are undecided is 23 percent , just one percentage point higher than the last poll.

Two per cent refused to state a preference and five percent said theyeither support none of the parties or do not plan to vote.

In terms of satisfaction with government, 56 per cent of residents polled said they are satisfied with the performance of the government, 33 per cent said they are dissatisfied and 12 per cent wouldnt offer a definite opinion.

Premier Paul Davis personal popularity is 29 percent , up three percentage points from the last poll, while 47 per cent said theysupport Dwight Ball of the Liberal Party. Preference for the outgoing NDP leader Lorraine Michael is unchanged at nine percent, while 15 per cent said theyprefer none of these leaders, someone else, or have no definite opinion at this time.

These results are part of the CRA Atlantic Quarterly, an independent telephone survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are based on a sample of 801 adult Newfoundland and Labrador residents. CRA said the survey was conducted from Feb. 9 to March 2, with overall results for the province accurate to within plus or minus3.5 percentage points in 95 out of 100 samples.

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