Election Day Poll

CBC/Radio Canada Election Day Poll

On election day, the Environics Research Group polled Canadians, seeking their views on how the political system is working. We also have information on the methodology used in the survey.

Throughout this document, * = less than one percent.

See polling data on the following ridings: Kings-Hants, Outremont, Oshawa, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, and Burnaby-Douglas.

Riding: Kings-Hants

1. Thinking about all the issues in the current federal election, which one is the most important in influencing your vote:

2. Which of the following factors is the most important in influencing how you are voting in this election?

3. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

4. Thinking back to the last federal election that was held in November 2000, did you vote for the candidate of the [READ AND ROTATE] party?

5. In this election, have you or will you be voting for?

6. Now imagine for a moment that none of the current candidates were running in this election and that you were only voting for a political party. Which of the following parties would you vote for?

7. Do you approve of disapprove of Scott Brison�s decision to change political parties to run as Liberal candidate in this election?

8. Do you think the Conservative Party is:

9. Do you think the Conservative Party is or is not able to represent the interests and concerns of the Atlantic provinces in Ottawa if it were to form a government after election day?

10. Do you support or oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry?

11. Has the sponsorship issue influenced the way you are voting in the election?

Riding: Outremont

1. Thinking about all the issues in the current federal election, which one is the most important in influencing your vote:

2. Which of the following factors is the most important in influencing how you are voting in this election?

3. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

4. Thinking back to the last federal election that was held in November 2000, did you vote for the candidate of the [READ AND ROTATE] party?

5. In this election, have you or will you be voting for?

6. Now imagine for a moment that none of the current candidates were running in this election and that you were only voting for a political party. Which of the following parties would you vote for?

7. Liberal candidate Jean Lapierre was once a member of the Bloc Quebecois. Does this make him a better candidate for the Liberal Party today, does it make him a worse candidate, or does it make no difference?

8. And do you think that Jean Lapierre is or is not able to represent the interests and concerns of Quebec in Ottawa if he were elected and if the Liberals were to form a government after election day?

9. Do you favour or oppose Quebec becoming an independent and sovereign country?

10. Has the sponsorship issue influenced the way you are voting in the election?

Riding: Oshawa

1. Thinking about all the issues in the current federal election, which one is the most important in influencing your vote:

2. Which of the following factors is the most important in influencing how you are voting in this election?

3. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

4. Thinking back to the last federal election that was held in November 2000, did you vote for the candidate of the [READ AND ROTATE] party?

5. In this election, have you or will you be voting for?

6. Is this candidate and political party your first choice, or are you voting this way mainly because you want to make sure that some other party doesn't win?

7. Would you describe yourself as someone who seriously considered voting New Democrat but are now voting Liberal because you are concerned that the Conservatives might form a government and you want to try to stop that from happening?

8. Do you like NDP leader Jack Layton or not?

9. Have the health tax increases in the recent budget introduced by the Ontario government influenced the way you are voting in the federal election?

10. Are you a member of a labour union?

11. Has the sponsorship issue influenced the way you are voting in the election?

Riding: Etobicoke-Lakeshore

1. Thinking about all the issues in the current federal election, which one is the most important in influencing your vote:

2. Which of the following factors is the most important in influencing how you are voting in this election?

3. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

4. Thinking back to the last federal election that was held in November 2000, did you vote for the candidate of the [READ AND ROTATE] party?

5. In this election, have you or will you be voting for?

6. Do you think the Conservative Party is:

7. Have the health tax increases in the recent budget introduced by the Ontario government influenced the way you are voting in the federal election?

8. Has the sponsorship issue influenced the way you are voting in the election?

Burnaby-Douglas

1. Thinking about all the issues in the current federal election, which one is the most important in influencing your vote:

2. Which of the following factors is the most important in influencing how you are voting in this election?

3. In your opinion, which of the following party leaders would make the best Prime Minister of Canada?

4. Thinking back to the last federal election that was held in November 2000, did you vote for the candidate of the [READ AND ROTATE] party?

5. In this election, have you or will you be voting for?

6. Do you think former Member of Parliament Svend Robinson was or was not a good member of parliament for your riding?

7. Now thinking about the British Columbia provincial government led by Gordon Campbell, do you think it is a closer to the federal Conservative Party, the federal Liberal Party, or the federal New Democratic Party in its polices and programs?

8. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the British Columbia provincial government?

9. Has the performance of the Gordon Campbell provincial government influenced the way you are voting in the federal election?

10. Has the sponsorship issue influenced the way you are voting in the election?

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