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This article is about polls leading up to the 1984 Canadian federal election.

Campaign Period

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source PC LPC NDP Other ME Sample
Election 1984 September 4, 1984 50.03 28.02 18.81 3.14
Thompson-Lightstone August 1984 [1] 51 26 21 2 3.0 2,000
Gallup August 29, 1984 [2] 50 28 19 3 — 2,078
CTV August 29, 1984 [2] 51 26 21 2 — 2,000
Sorecom August 26, 1984 [2] 50 27 21 2 — 1,206
Carleton-Southam August 22, 1984 [2] 56.5 27 15 1.5 — 1,533
The Globe-CROP August 19, 1984 [3] 49 32 18 1[2] — 1,398
Gallup August 13, 1984 [2] 46 32 18 2 — 1,033
CBC August 12, 1984 [2] 49 32 18 — — 2,661
Carleton-Southam August 7, 1984 [2] 51 32 16 — 3[4] 1,969
Thompson-Lightstone August 1984 [5] 45 36 17 2 3 2,000
CTV July 31, 1984 [2] 45 36 17 2 — 2,000
French and English leader's debates held (July 24 & 25, 1984)
Carleton-Southam July 12, 1984 [6] 42.5 45 9.5 3[2] 3 1,502
Official call of federal elections (July 9, 1984)

During the 32rd 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
The Globe-CROP July 8, 1984 [7] 39 49 11 — — 1,950
Gallup July 7, 1984 [7] 39 48 11 — — 1,049[2]
Thompson-Lightstone June 1984 [5] 39 49 10 2 — —
John Turner becomes Prime Minister (June 30, 1984)
John Turner becomes Liberal Party leader (June 16, 1984)
Carleton-Southam May 8, 1984 [8] 45 43.5 9.5 — — —
The Globe-CROP May 4, 1984 [9] 46 41 11 — — 1,942
The Globe-CROP April 1984 [7] 46 41 11 1 — —
Gallup April 1984 [10] 40 46 13 — — —
The Globe-Crop March 16, 1984 [11] 50 38 11 1 2.0 1,946
The Globe-CROP March 1984 [7] 50 38 11 1 — —
Pierre Elliot Trudeau announces his resignation as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister (February 29, 1984)
Gallup February, 1984 [12] 48 36 13 — — —
The Globe-Crop December 5, 1983 [13] 51 36 12 1 2.0 1,946
Gallup December 3, 1983 [14] 53 30 15 — 4.0 1,064
The Globe-CROP November 1983 [7] 51 36 12 1 — —
Gallup October 27, 1983 [15] 56 27 16 — 4.0 1,028
CRT Telephone Interviewing Systems September 1983 [16] 55 33 10 — — 1,069
The Globe-CROP September 1983 [7] 53 30 16 1 — —
Gallup September 1983 [17] 62 23 14 — 4 1,039
The Globe-CROP June 1983 [7] 54 32 14 1 — —
Brian Mulroney becomes leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (June 11, 1983)
The Globe-CROP April 1983 [7] 52 31 16 1 — —
The Globe-CROP February 1983 [7] 47 32 19 1 — —
The Globe-CROP November 1982 [7] 48 33 18 1 — —
The Globe-CROP September 1982 [7] 48 29 21 1 — —
Gallup July 5, 1982 [18] 47 28 23 — 4.0 1,034
The Globe-CROP June 1982 [7] 44 26 26 3 — —
Gallup June 1982 [19] 43 32 23 1 4.0 —
Gallup May 1982 [20] 44 33 21 — — —
The Globe-CROP April 1982 [7] 42 31 25 2 — —
Gallup April 1982 [21] 39 34 24 — — —
Gallup March 1982 [22] 42 31 24 — — —
The Globe-CROP February 1982 [7] 38 33 27 3 — —
Gallup February 1982 [23] 36 35 26 — — —
Gallup January 9, 1982 [24] 40 38 20 — 4.0 —
Gallup December 1981 [25] 39 35 22 — — —
The Globe-CROP November 1981 [7] 39 35 24 2 — —
Gallup November 1981 [26] 42 38 18 — — —
Gallup October 1981 [26] 40 40 20 — — —
The Globe-CROP September 1981 [7] 41 33 23 3 — —
Gallup September 1981 [27] 39 38 20 — — —
Gallup August 1981 [28] 39 42 16 — — —
The Globe-CROP June 1981 [7] 39 37 22 2 — —
Gallup May 9, 1981 [29] 37 42 18 — — 1,043
Globe-CROP May 4, 1981 [30] 39 42 16 — — —
The Globe-CROP April 1981 [7] 34 47 18 2 — —
Gallup April 1981 [31] 37 43 19 — — —
Gallup March 1981 [32] 35 46 18 — — 1,042[33]
The Globe-CROP February 1981 [7] 37 42 19 2 — —
Gallup February 1981 [34] 37 42 19 — — 1,000
Gallup January 1981 [35] 34 40 23 — — —
Gallup December 1980 [36] 34 44 20 — — —
Gallup November 1980 [37] 31 45 22 — — —
The Globe-CROP November 1980 [7] 35 45 18 2 — —
The Globe-CROP September 1980 [7] 32 50 14 3 — —
The Globe-CROP June 1980 [7] 32 47 29 1 — —
The Globe-CROP April 1980 [7] 30 46 21 3 — —
The Globe-CROP February 1980 [7] 33 44 20 3 — —
Election 1980 32.45 44.34 19.77 3.44

Regional polling

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Quebec

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source PC LPC NDP PN Other Undecided ME Sample
Election 1980 September 4, 1984 50.2 35.4 8.8 2.5 3.1
Carleton University August 22, 1984 [38] 56 32 9 — 3 — — —
Sorecom May 30, 1984 [39] 28 61 5 5 1 — 1.25−2.88 2,031
Sorecom February 28, 1984 [40] 36 52 6 5 — — — —
Sorecom November 26, 1983 [41] 39 50 6 4 — — — 1,209
Segma September 26, 1983 [42] 33 60 4 3 — 14 3.6 797
CRT Telephone Interviewing Systems September 1983 [16] 33 56 5 — 6 — — —
Gallup August 1983 [43] 40 50 — — — — — —
Election 1980 February 18, 1980 12.6 68.2 9.1 — 10.1

References

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  4. ^ Windsor, Hugh (August 11, 1984). "Carleton poll confirms big gains in support for the Conservatives". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b Rusk, James (August 4, 1984). "Tories surge ahead in post-debate poll". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Poll says Grits, Tories are close". The Globe and Mail. July 14, 1984. p. 4.
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