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QUEBEC — The Bloc Québécois has taken the lead in voting intentions in Quebec, according to a new poll that puts the NDP in second place for the first time since the massive orange wave swept the province last May.

The Leger Marketing poll published Monday in the Journal de Quebec showed the Bloc garners the support of 31% of Quebecers, even if the sovereigntist party has only four members left in Ottawa.

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The NDP ranked second among federal voters in Quebec at 27%, maintaining the same level of support.

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Last month, a Leger Marketing poll tied the NDP with the Bloc Québécois in voter intentions at 27%.

Last May the NDP won 103 seats in the House of Commons, and 59 of those were from Quebec.

The party has lost six points since October, and 15 points since the late Jack Layton led the party to official Opposition status in last year’s federal election.

Leger Marketing noted the Bloc has taken advantage of the growing discontent in Quebec over the Conservative government. Prime Minister’s Stephen Harper’s troops dropped from 18% in December to 14%.

The Liberal Party of Canada, led by interim leader Bob Rae, also continues to regain momentum in Quebec with 22% of voter intentions, up eight points in the last month.

The survey of 637 Quebecers was conducted between Feb. 28 and March 5, with a margin of error of 2%, 19 times out of 20.

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