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Polls leading up to the 1988 Canadian federal election.
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Other | ME | Sample | Margin |
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Voting results | 43.02 | 31.92 | 20.38 | 4.68 | 11.10 | ||||
Gallup | November 19, 1988 | [1] | 40 | 35 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — |
Insight Canada Research | November 18, 1988 | [2] | 43 | 32 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — |
Angus Reid | November 17, 1988 | [3] | 41 | 33 | 23 | 3 | ± 2.5 | 1,512 | 8 |
Gallup | November 12, 1988 | [4] | 35 | 35 | 26 | 4 | ± 4.0 | 1,026 | 0 |
Canadian Facts | November 8, 1988 | [5] | 38 | 38 | 21 | — | ± 2.2 | 2,200 | 0 |
Angus Reid | November 8, 1988 | [6] | 39 | 35 | 24 | — | ± 2.5 | 1,501 | 4 |
Environics | November 8, 1988 | [7] | 35 | 37 | 24 | 5 | — | 1,275 | — |
Gallup | November 5, 1988 | [8] | 31 | 43 | 22 | — | ± 4.0 | 1,041 | 12 |
Insight Canada Research | November 3, 1988 | [9] | 37 | 40 | 20 | 3 | ± 3.2 | 1,101 | 3 |
Environics | October 30, 1988 | [10] | 31 | 37 | 26 | 6 | — | 727 | — |
Insight Canada Research | November 3, 1988 | [10] | 35 | 39 | 23 | 3 | — | 1,100 | — |
Gallup | October 29, 1988 | [10] [11] | 38 | 32 | 27 | 3 | — | 1,034 | — |
Angus Reid | October 27, 1988 | [12] | 35 | 35 | 28 | 2 | ± 2.5 | 1,502 | 0 |
Environics | October 26, 1988 | [10] | 32 | 32 | 28 | 8 | — | 811 | — |
Gallup | October 15, 1988 | [13] | 39 | 29 | 28 | 4 | ± 4.0 | 1,027 | 10 |
Environics | October 10, 1988 | [14] | 42 | 25 | 29 | 5 | — | 1,515 | — |
Angus Reid | October 3, 1988 | [15] | 45 | 26 | 27 | 2 | ± 2.5 | 1,512 | 19 |
Gallup | October 3, 1988 | [16] | 43 | 33 | 22 | 2 | ± 4.0 | 1,061 | 10 |
Official call of federal elections (October 1, 1988) |
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Other | 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 |
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Other | ME | Sample |
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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 |
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Other | ME | Sample |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voting results | November 21, 1988 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 20.1 | 2.8 | |||
Environics | October 10, 1988 | [14] | 37 | 27 | 33 | 3 | — | — |
Gallup | February 6, 1988 | [63] | 26 | 42 | 32 | 0 | — | — |
Gallup | January 9, 1988 | [64] | 28 | 42 | 30 | 0 | — | — |
Elections in 1984 | 47.6 | 29.8 | 20.8 | 1.8 |
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Reform | Other | ME | Sample |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voting results | 51.8 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 1.7 | ||||
Environics | October 10, 1988 | [14] | 49 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Angus Reid | June 24, 1986 | [65] | 51 | 18 | 27 | — | 4 | — | — |
Elections in 1984 | 68.8 | 12.7 | 14.1 | — | 4.4 |
Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | PC | LPC | NDP | Reform | Other | ME | Sample |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voting results | 35.3 | 20.4 | 37.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | ||||
Environics | October 10, 1988 | [14] | 31 | 22 | 40 | — | 7 | — | — |
Gallup | October 3, 1988 | [16] | 39 | 25 | 29 | — | 7 | — | — |
Angus Reid | May 25, 1987 | [66] | 24 | 34 | 42 | – | 0 | — | — |
Elections in 1984 | 46.6 | 16.4 | 35.1 | – | 1.9 |