Opinion polling for the 1968 Canadian federal election
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This article is about polls leading up to the 1968 Canadian federal election.
During the 27th Parliament of Canada
[edit]| Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | LPC | PC | NDP | Other | ME | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election 1968 | June 25, 1968 | 45.37 | 31.43 | 16.96 | 6.24 | |||
| Gallup | June 1968 | [1] | 47 | 29 | 18 | 6 | — | — |
| Gallup | May 25, 1968 | [2] | 46 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4.0 | — |
| Gallup | May 1968 | [2] | 50 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 4.0 | — |
| Pierre Elliot Trudeau becomes leader of the LPC (April 6, 1968) and PM (April 20, 1968) | ||||||||
| Gallup | March 1968 | [2] | 42 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4.0 | — |
| Gallup | January 1968 | [3] | 32 | 38 | 18 | 12 | — | — |
| Lester Pearson announces his retirement as Prime Minister (14 December 1967) | ||||||||
| Gallup | October 1967 | [4] | 34 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 4.0 | — |
| Robert Stanfield becomes leader of the PC Party (September 9, 1967) | ||||||||
| Gallup | August 1967 | [4] | 41 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 4.0 | — |
| Gallup | May 1967 | [5] | 36 | 29 | 26 | 9 | — | — |
| Gallup | February 1967 | [5] | 37 | 25 | 28 | 10 | — | — |
| Gallup | November 1966 | [5] | 38 | 26 | 26 | 10 | — | — |
| Gallup | September 1966 | [5] | 37 | 32 | 21 | 10 | — | — |
| Gallup | July 1966 | [6] | 38 | 30 | 20 | 12 | — | — |
| Gallup | April 1966 | [7] | 41 | 30 | 19 | 10 | — | — |
| Gallup | January 1966 | [8] | 44 | 28 | 21 | 7 | — | — |
| Election 1965 | November 8, 1965 | 40.18 | 32.41 | 17.91 | 9.50 | |||
Riding-specific polls
[edit]Fort William
[edit]| Polling firm | Last day of survey |
Source | LPC | NDP | PC | ME | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election 1968 | June 25, 1968 | 40.59 | 28.22 | 27.80 | |||
| Lakehead University | June 19, 1968 | [9] | 46.2 | 25.7 | 28.2 | — | 600 |
| Election 1965 | November 8, 1965 | 47.45 | 34.33 | 18.22 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trudeau far in front". The Ottawa Citizen. June 22, 1968. p. 1.
- ^ a b c "Liberals slipping". The Ottawa Citizen. June 8, 1968. p. 1.
- ^ "Stanfield carrying Tories high". The Ottawa Citizen. January 13, 1967. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Liberals have that sinking feeling". The Ottawa Citizen. October 27, 1967. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Is NDP tide starting to turn". The Ottawa Citizen. May 15, 1967. p. 7.
- ^ "Canadian voters do soul-searching". The Ottawa Citizen. August 2, 1966. p. 7.
- ^ "Parties stand still". The Ottawa Citizen. May 14, 1966. p. 7.
- ^ "Liberals, NDP stronger". The Ottawa Citizen. March 5, 1966. p. 7.
- ^ "Poll at Fort William shows Tory advance but Liberal victory". The Globe and Mail. June 22, 1968. p. 10.
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