NATIONAL Liberal Party vice-chairman Graeme Outerbridge has confirmed he does intend to run for Parliament in the imminent General Election.

But he said he was still uncertain how many of the island's 36 constituencies the NLP would be able to contest.

The results of a Mid-Ocean News / Research Innovation poll published two weeks showed support of just 1.5 per cent for the NLP, but around 43 per cent of voters were undecided or refusing to reveal their voting intentions.

With just 24 per cent of those asked indicating they would vote for the ruling Progressive Labour Party and two per cent more opting for the United Bermuda Party, the political scene would appear to create an opportunity for a strong third party.

"It would seem that with so many voters undecided, there is a chance for a political entity to fill the gap," said Mr. Outerbridge.

He felt that there was possibly too little time left before the election for that gap to be filled by the NLP, which Mr. Outerbridge admitted had struggled to find candidates who would commit.

"I can't say at this time how many candidates we will have," he said. "There have been some people who agreed to run and then several weeks later they've said they're not interested. Some have even decided to run as Independents."

Mr. Outerbridge said the NLP planned to stage internal meetings over the next few weeks to set up its executive and to formulate its General Election plan.

Mr. Outerbridge said he had not yet decided which constituency he would contest. In the 1998 General Election, he polled 150 votes in Smith's South where both UBP candidates, Jim Woolridge and Trevor Moniz, triumphed.