Opinion_polling_for_the_1988_Canadian_federal_election

Opinion polling for the 1988 Canadian federal election

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Polls leading up to the 1988 Canadian federal election.

National polls

During the 33rd Parliament of Canada

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PC	LPC	NDP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
Gallup	September 10, 1988	^[17]	37	33	27	—	± 4.0	1,032
Gallup	August 6, 1988	^[18]	34	35	30	—	± 4.0	1,036
Environics	July 26, 1988	^[19]	34	38	26	—	± 2.5	1,503
Angus Reid	July 25, 1988	^[19]	35	34	28	—	—	—
Gallup	July 11, 1988	^[20]	35	37	27	1	—	—
Environics	June 27, 1988	^[21]	31	37	30	2	—	1,992
Angus Reid	June 21, 1988	^[22]	33	34	31	2	± 2.5	1,506
Gallup	June 4, 1988	^[20]	31	39	29	1	—	—
Angus Reid	May 18, 1988	^[23]	31	37	30	2	—	—
Gallup	May 7, 1988	^[20]	28	39	31	2	—	—
Gallup	April 9, 1988	^[20]	31	38	30	1	—	—
Environics	March 24, 1988	^[24]	29	40	30	1	—	1,983
Angus Reid	March 21, 1988	^[25]	34	30	34	2	± 2.5	1,517
Gallup	March 5, 1988	^[20]	28	37	33	2	—	—
Angus Reid	February 23, 1988	^[26]	32	33	33	2	± 2.5	1,521
Gallup	February 6, 1988	^[27]	27	41	31	1	± 4.0	1,022
Gallup	January 9, 1988	^[28]	30	36	31	2	—	—
	Ratification of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (January 2, 1988)
Gallup	December 5, 1987	^[28] ^[29]	29	35	34	2	± 4.0	1,000
Angus Reid	December 4, 1987	^[29]	30	37	32	—	± 2.5	1,507
Gallup	November 7, 1987	^[28]	25	40	33	2	—	—
Gallup	October 10, 1987	^[28]	23	38	38	1	—	—
Gallup	September 5, 1987	^[28]	25	36	37	2	—	—
Gallup	August 8, 1987	^[28]	25	36	37	2	—	—
Gallup	July 11, 1987	^[28]	23	35	41	1	—	—
Angus Reid	June 24, 1987	^[30]	26	32	40	—	± 2.5	1,504
Environics	June 10, 1987	^[30]	26	36	37	—	—	—
Gallup	June 6, 1987	^[28]	24	39	35	2	—	—
	Signing of the Meech Lake Accord (June 2–3, 1987)
Angus Reid	May 25, 1987	^[31]	22	38	38	—	± 2.5	1,521
Angus Reid	May 11, 1987	^[32]	25	36	37	—	—	1,670
Gallup	May 9, 1987	^[28]	26	42	30	3	—	1,014
Gallup	April 11, 1987	^[33]	24	42	32	3	—	1,008
Gallup	March 14, 1987	^[33]	24	41	34	1	—	—
Angus Reid	March 6, 1987	^[34]	23	42	33	2	± 2.5	1,666
Gallup	February 14, 1987	^[33]	22	44	32	2	—	—
Gallup	January 10, 1987	^[33]	28	41	30	1	—	—
Gallup	December 6, 1986	^[33]	30	45	25	1	—	—
Gallup	November 8, 1986	^[33]	31	39	29	1	—	—
Gallup	October 4, 1986	^[33]	31	38	29	1	—	—
Gallup	September 13, 1986	^[35]	35	36	28	2	± 4.0	1,000
Gallup	August 16, 1986	^[33]	33	41	24	2	—	—
Gallup	August 9, 1986	^[33]	31	35	33	1	—	—
Gallup	July 5, 1986	^[33]	36	41	21	2	—	—
Angus Reid	June 24, 1986	^[36]	31	38	27	—	—	1,673
CROP-Environics	June 15, 1986	^[37] ^[38]	36	39	24	—	—	2,040
Gallup	June 7, 1986	^[39]	32	40	27	1	—	—
Angus Reid	May 13, 1986	^[40]	38	36	24	—	± 2.5	1,063
Gallup	May 3, 1986	^[33]	32	40	27	1	—	—
Gallup	April 5, 1986	^[33]	37	40	21	2	—	—
Gallup	March 15, 1986	^[33]	41	34	25	1	—	—
Gallup	February 8, 1986	^[33]	36	41	23	1	—	—
Gallup	December 7, 1985	^[33]	37	38	24	1	—	—
Gallup	November 9, 1985	^[35]	40	36	24	0	—	—
Gallup	October 5, 1985	^[35]	43	35	22	1	—	—
Gallup	September 7, 1985	^[35]	48	29	22	1	—	—
Angus Reid	August 27, 1985	^[41]	46	29	21	4	—	—
Gallup	August 10, 1985	^[39] ^[41]	46	32	20	2	—	1,037
Gallup	July 13, 1985	^[42]	40	33	26	1	—	—
Gallup	June 8, 1985	^[42]	44	33	21	2	—	—
Gallup	May 18, 1985	^[42]	45	31	22	1	—	—
Gallup	April 6, 1985	^[43]	54	24	21	1	± 4.0	1,037
Gallup	February 23, 1985	^[42]	56	26	17	1	—	—
Gallup	February 2, 1985	^[42]	53	25	21	1	—	—
Gallup	January 5, 1985	^[42] ^[44]	53	25	21	1	± 4.0	1,054
Gallup	December 8, 1984	^[42]	54	24	20	2	—	—
CROP	November 30, 1984	^[45] ^[46]	57	22	20	1	± 2.0	1,971
Gallup	November 3, 1984	^[42]	55	23	20	2	—	—
Gallup	October 13, 1984	^[42]	60	21	17	3	—	—
Election 1984			50.03	28.02	18.81	3.14

By geographic area

In Québec

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Evolution of voting intentions in Québec
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PC	LPC	NDP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
	Voting results		52.7	30.3	14.4	2.6
Gallup	November 19, 1988	^[1]	47	32	17	4	—	—
CROP	November 18, 1988	^[1]	45	36	17	—	—	—
Angus Reid	November 17, 1988	^[3]	50	29	21	0	—	—
Angus Reid	November 8, 1988	^[6]	49	35	16	—	—	—
Environics	November 8, 1988	^[7]	45	33	18	4	—	—
Gallup	November 5, 1988	^[8]	32	46	18	2	—	—
Environics	October 30, 1988	^[10]	34	35	23	8	—	—
Gallup	October 15, 1988	^[13]	45	30	23	2	—	—
Environics	October 10, 1988	^[10]	47	23	25	5	—	—
Angus Reid	October 3, 1988	^[15]	56	20	23	1	—	—
Gallup	October 3, 1988	^[16]	44	34	20	2	—	—
	Official call of federal elections (October 1, 1988)
CROP	September 22, 1988	^[47]	42	30	27	0	—	—
Gallup	August 6, 1988	^[18]	37	41	23	—	—	—
Gallup	July 9, 1988	^[48]	42	37	20	—	—	—
CROP	June 22, 1988	^[49]	31	45	23	1	—	1,605
Angus Reid	June 21, 1988	^[22]	35	36	26	3	—	—
Gallup	June 4, 1988	^[50]	22	50	26	—	—	—
Sorécom	May 24, 1988	^[51]	31	40	27	—	± 3.0	1,102
Angus Reid	May 18, 1988	^[23]	28	41	30	1	—	—
CROP	May 18, 1988	^[47]	30	44	26	1	—	—
CROP	April 19, 1988	^[47]	26	46	28	0	—	—
Sorecom	April 13, 1988	^[52]	31	38	31	0	—	991
Gallup	April 9, 1988	^[52]	20	43	36	1	—	—
Environics	March 24, 1988	^[24]	24	46	29	—	—	—
CROP	March 7, 1988	^[53]	27	46	26	1	± 4.0	647
Sorécom	February 28, 1988	^[54]	28	39	31	—	—	1,191
Angus Reid	February 23, 1988	^[26] ^[55]	31	32	35	—	—	—
Gallup	February 6, 1988	^[27]	21	51	27	—	—	—
Gallup	January 9, 1988	^[27]	28	38	32	—	—	—
Gallup	November 7, 1987	^[56]	25	38	—	—	—	—
CROP	June 18, 1987	^[47]	22	46	31	1	—	—
Angus Reid	May 25, 1987	^[31]	16	30	50	—	—	—
Gallup	April 11, 1987	^[33]	17	49	34	—	—	—
IQOP	April 10, 1987	^[57]	18	41	41	—	—	—
Angus Reid	March 4, 1987	^[34]	17	40	40	—	—	392
Sorécom	February 27, 1987	^[34]	18	45	36	—	± 2.3	1,200
Sorécom	September 26, 1986	^[58]	27	43	31	—	—	1,824
Angus Reid	June 24, 1986	^[36]	20	48	27	—	—	—
CROP/Environics	June 15, 1986	^[37]	25	49	25	—	—	—
Sorécom	May 25, 1986	^[59]	28	42	30	—	± 3.0	1,995
Angus Reid	May 13, 1986	^[40]	30	45	22	—	—	—
UdeM	April 22, 1986	^[60]	32	50	16	2	—	2,013
Sorécom	February 28, 1986	^[61]	27	47	26	1	± 2.89	1,227
IQOP	January 24, 1986	^[62]	23	54	21	—	—	—
Sorécom	May 23, 1985	^[61]	57	26	16	1	—	—
Election 1984			50.2	35.4	8.8	5.6

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Opinion_polling_for_the_1988_Canadian_federal_election

Opinion polling for the 1988 Canadian federal election

National polls

Campaign period

During the 33rd Parliament of Canada

By geographic area

In Québec

In Ontario

In Alberta

In British Columbia

References

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