Byelection results show Tories still have work to do to win general election, says pollster Lyle

Former Tory staffer Yaroslav Baran said byelections in four safe seats were a poor test of how voters are responding to current issues. But former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom said the two Manitoba ridings were a perfect ‘microcosm’ of the challenge facing the Tories.

There have been five byelections since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, and the Liberal vote share has grown in three of them. It's a sign Poilievre needs to 'adjust' his approach for a general election, says pollster Greg Lyle.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

June 20, 2023

The message from four byelections in three provinces on June 19 is that the Conservatives may have won a “civil war” on the right, but they will need to adjust their approach for the general election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

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