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The Liberals garnered 32 per cent of overall voter support vs. 28 per cent for the CAQ, 24 per cent for the Parti Québécois and 12 per cent for Québec solidaire.

However, a breakdown of that support suggests that the Liberals trail both main opposition parties when it comes to support from francophone voters.

And the news is bad for Liberals when support is broken down by region. The CAQ victory in the Quebec City byelection of Louis-Hébert this month seems to have been more than a blip. The CAQ leads in the Quebec City area with 40 per cent, with the Liberals polling a distant second.

In regions outside Montreal and Quebec City, the CAQ is also leading, polling 32 per cent, five points ahead of the Liberals and PQ.

The poll suggests the Liberals’ Quebec stronghold is the Montreal area, polling at 36 per cent, more than a dozen points ahead of the PQ and the CAQ.