Poll puts pressure on Poilievre as 30% of past Tory voters want a new leader
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A new Angus Reid Institute poll suggests growing pressure on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre within his own political base. The survey found that 30% of people who voted Conservative in the 2025 federal election now want a new leader before the next campaign, up from 18% last August. Even so, 57% still say Poilievre should lead the party into the next election.
The findings also point to softer support for Poilievre among his own voters. Seventy-five per cent of 2025 Conservative voters now say they view him favourably, down from 88% in June 2025. Among the broader public, Angus Reid found that unfavourable views of Poilievre have reached 60%, while 45% of Canadians say he is pushing people away from his party amid recent floor crossings to the Liberals.
The poll lands at a politically sensitive moment. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals now hold a slim majority after three by election wins, while Poilievre faces renewed scrutiny over internal fractures and caucus defections. He nevertheless survived a leadership review on January 31, 2026, with 87.4% support, underscoring that the immediate issue is not formal party legitimacy but weakening momentum inside part of the Conservative base.
Angus Reid said the poll was conducted online from April 15 to 17, 2026, among a sample of 1,646 Canadian adults. The numbers suggest Poilievre still holds majority backing among past Conservative voters, but from a visibly less comfortable position than he did months ago.
