Article content

If a federal election were held today, the Conservative Party of Canada would garner 36% of the vote, a five percentage point boost in public support compared to last month, says a Forum Poll for the National Post.

The NDP would get 28% of the vote, the Liberal Party of Canada 25%, the Bloc Quebecois 7% and the Green Party 4%.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Conservative party sees surge in support since last month, new poll shows Back to video

The portion of Canadians who approve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper also went up this month to 38% from 35%.

Of the 308 seats in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament from the party led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper would take 144, up from 129 last month, the poll says. The NDP would take 73 seats, a dip from last month’s 77. The Liberals would take 68 seats, also a dip from 77. The Bloc would get 22 seats.

The Green Party would hang on to leader Elizabeth May’s single seat.

The Tories’ biggest supporters in Canada were older men outside of Quebec who make $100,000 a year or more, the poll shows. The NDP got most of its support from B.C. residents under the age of 55.