If a federal election was held today, the Conservatives would be narrowly voted in over the Liberals.

So says a new Forum Research poll, which found of 1,350 decided and leaning voters, 39% would support the Tories and 35% would back the Liberals.

The same poll found the NDP got 15% of the vote, while the Bloc Quebecois and the Green Party got a mere 5% and 4%, respectively.

Specifically, the poll found if an election were held today, the Conservatives would get a 169 seat minority government, while the Liberals would win 130 seats. The NDP, BQ, and Green Party would get 26, 12 and one respectively.

The poll also found is that Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s performance approval is down.

Numbers show 43% said they approved of the PM’s performance — down six points since last August (when it was 49%) and 47% said they disapproved of it, up five points from the same period (when it was 42%).

Meanwhile, the jury’s still out on Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, who sees a performance approval of 26% while 30% disapprove and 44% saying they don’t know whether they approve or disapprove.

The same poll also says despite a dip in Trudeau’s popularity, more than 34% see him as the best candidate for prime minister, while Scheer has only 20% support and NDP leader Tom Mulclair has 12%.

Results based on the total sample are considered accurate +/- 3%, 19 times out of 20.

jstevenson@postmedia.com