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The federal Conservatives are gaining voter momentum being led by Andrew Scheer, according to a new poll by Forum Research.

In a random sampling among 1,408 Canadian voters, Conservative support has risen significantly and now four in 10 – or 43% — say they would support Scheer’s party if an election were held today, up four points since December.

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On the flipside, about 38% would support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, the poll suggests.

The survey found support for the NDP falls among the lowest at just 12%. Few say they would support the Green Party at 3%, which is almost half what their support was in December at 5%. The Bloc sees a similar decline at 3%, down from 6% two months ago.

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“The Conservatives seem to be benefiting from the mid-mandate blues experienced by the Trudeau Liberals,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research.

“But an election is a long way off, and with Scheer unknown to almost half of voters, he will have a lot of work to do to turn this support into actual votes.”