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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t a popular figure nowadays according to a poll by Forum Research.

The research company recently polled 1,585 Canadians about which political party they would vote for if a federal election were held right now.

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A majority of the voters surveyed (about four in 10 or 43%) said they would support the Conservatives while close to a third (30%) believe they would support the Liberal party.

Meanwhile 14% said they would vote NDP while 8% supported the Green party. Few would support the Bloc Quebecois at 4% while 1% would vote for others.

Based on the poll results, Forum Research predicts a Conservative majority government with team blue taking 207 seats. The Liberals would become the official opposition with 110 seats, while the NDP would trail far behind with 23 seats. The Bloc Quebecois would end up with six seats and the Green Party with two.

“Voters seem to have turned away from the Trudeau Liberals,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research in a media release. “Trudeau himself is seeing very high levels of disapproval right now, which could be contributing to the considerable sag in Liberal support.”

Of those surveyed, 58% disapproved of Trudeau while 33% approved. Nine per cent said they don’t know.

While many may not like Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh still have a lot of work to do to win over voters.

“Trudeau is far better known than Scheer or Singh, however, so if the other two leaders can’t raise their profile amongst voters, winning the next election will be a far harder task for them,” said Bozinoff.

One third (31%) of those surveyed approved of Scheer’s ability to lead the country while 24% would be okay with Singh in the top spot.