Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2011

This article provides a list of scientific, nation-wide public opinion polls that were conducted leading up to the 2011 Canadian federal election.

Graphical summary

Graph of polling from the 2008 election to the 2011 election
Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing trends by polling firm and party
Graph of polling during the 2011 election showing average trend line and margin of error

Campaign period

Polling Firm	Date of Polling	Link	Conservative	Liberal	New Democratic	Bloc Québécois	Green	Other	Type	Margin of Error (19 times out of 20)
Election results	5-02 !May 2, 2011	HTML	39.6	18.9	30.6	6.0	3.9	0.9	—	—

Forum Research	5-01 !May 1, 2011	HTML	36	19	33	5	6		Phone (IVR)	±1.6 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	5-01 !May 1, 2011	PDF	33.9	21.0	31.2	6.4	6.0	1.5	Phone (IVR)	±1.8 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	5-01 !May 1, 2011	PDF	37.1	20.5	31.6	5.7	3.8	1.4	Phone	±3.0 pp
Harris-Decima	5-01 !May 1, 2011	PDF	36	19	30	6	6		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	4-30 !April 30, 2011	PDF	34.6	20.4	31.4	5.4	6.3	1.8	Phone (IVR)	±1.8 pp
Forum Research	4-30 !April 30, 2011	HTML 2	35	19	33	5	7		Phone (IVR)	±1.6 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-30 !April 30, 2011	PDF	37.0	22.7	30.6	5.5	3.2		Phone	±3.0 pp
Abacus Data	4-29 !April 29, 2011	PDF	37	18	32	7	7		Online	±3.2 pp
COMPAS	4-29 !April 29, 2011	PDF	46	17	26	7	4		Phone	±3.6 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-29 !April 29, 2011	PDF	38.0	23.3	29.6	5.2	3.1		Phone	±3.0 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-29 !April 29, 2011	PDF	37	19	33	6	4		Online	±2.2 pp
Leger Marketing	4-28 !April 28, 2011	PDF	36	21	31	7	4		Online	±1.7 pp
Ipsos Reid	4-28 !April 28, 2011	HTML	38	18	33	6	4		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	4-28 !April 28, 2011	PDF	34.5	20.0	29.7	6.3	6.9	2.7	Phone (IVR)	±1.8 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-28 !April 28, 2011	PDF	36.4	22.0	31.2	5.7	4.0		Phone	±3.1 pp
Harris-Decima	4-27 !April 27, 2011	HTML	35	22	30	5	7		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	4-27 !April 27, 2011	PDF	34.8	22.3	27.5	6.1	6.8	2.5	Phone (IVR)	±1.9 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-27 !April 27, 2011	PDF	36.6	21.9	30.4	6.0	4.1		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	4-27 !April 26, 2011	PDF	34.0	22.9	28.1	6.6	6.5	1.9	Phone (IVR)	±1.9 pp
Forum Research	4-26 !April 26, 2011	HTML	34	22	31	6	7		Phone (IVR)	±1.8 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-26 !April 26, 2011	PDF	37.8	22.9	27.8	5.8	4.7		Phone	±3.1 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-26 !April 26, 2011	PDF	35	22	30	7	5	1	Online	±2.2 pp
EKOS Research Associates^{\|note 1]}	4-25 !April 25, 2011	PDF	33.9	24.0	27.9	6.0	6.8	1.4	Phone (IVR)	±2.0 pp
Innovative Research Group	4-25 !April 25, 2011	HTML	38.4	24.9	23.9	6.4	5.3		Phone	±2.49 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-24 !April 24, 2011	PDF	33.7	23.7	28.0	6.2	7.2	1.2	Phone (IVR)	±1.9 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-24 !April 24, 2011	PDF	39.2	25.6	23.6	6.5	3.6		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-23 !April 23, 2011	PDF	38.6	25.9	23.2	7.2	3.7		Phone	±3.1 pp
Environics	4-21 !April 21, 2011	HTML	39	22	25	7	6	1	Phone	±3.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-21 !April 21, 2011	PDF	37.8	26.1	23.7	7.4	3.5		Phone	±3.1 pp
Ipsos Reid	4-20 !April 20, 2011	HTML	43	21	24	6	4		Phone	±3.1 pp
Forum Research	4-20 !April 20, 2011	HTML	36	23	25	6	6		Phone (IVR)	±2.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-20 !April 20, 2011	PDF	39.0	26.7	22.1	7.5	3.4		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-20 !April 20, 2011	PDF	34.4	24.7	24.7	6.5	7.8	1.9	Phone (IVR)	±2.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-19 !April 19, 2011	PDF	39.1	28.4	19.8	7.7	3.9		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-18 !April 18, 2011	PDF	39.8	30.2	17.3	8.6	3.1		Phone	±3.1 pp
Innovative Research Group	4-17 !April 17, 2011	PDF	39	28	17	9	6	1	Phone	±2.25 pp
Environics	4-17 !April 17, 2011	HTML	39	24	22	9	6	1	Phone	±3.2 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-17 !April 17, 2011	PDF	37.4	24.9	20.0	7.8	8.4	1.5	Phone (IVR)	±2.2 pp
Harris-Decima	4-17 !April 17, 2011	PDF	36	28	19	8	7		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-17 !April 17, 2011	PDF	39.8	29.8	17.4	8.6	3.4		Phone	±3.1 pp
Leger Marketing	4-17 !April 17, 2011	PDF	38	26	22	8	5		Online	±1.7 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-16 !April 16, 2011	PDF	36	25	25	9	5		Online	±2.2
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-16 !April 16, 2011	PDF	39.0	28.3	18.4	9.6	3.6		Phone	±3.1 pp
Abacus Data	4-15 !April 15, 2011	PDF	37	29	20	8	5		Online	±3.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-15 !April 15, 2011	PDF	38.8	28.8	19.2	8.5	3.4		Phone	±3.1 pp
Forum Research	4-14 !April 14, 2011	HTML	36	25	22	7	8		Phone	±2.2 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-14 !April 14, 2011	PDF	35.3	27.8	18.0	7.1	9.6	2.1	Phone (IVR)	±2.8 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-14 !April 14, 2011	PDF	38.7	28.8	18.6	9.0	3.7		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-13 !April 13, 2011	PDF	38.9	31.1	18.3	7.5	3.1		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-12 !April 12, 2011	PDF	33.8	28.8	19.1	7.8	9.0	1.5	Phone (IVR)	±2.9 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-12 !April 12, 2011	PDF	39.9	30.4	16.3	9.1	3.8		Phone	±3.1 pp
COMPAS	4-11 !April 11, 2011	PDF	45	24	16	8	7		Phone	±2.1 pp
Innovative Research Group	4-11 !April 11, 2011	HTML	39	28	17	9	7		Online	±2.16 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-11 !April 11, 2011	PDF	39.7	31.2	16.8	7.8	4.0		Phone	±3.1 pp
Harris-Decima	4-10 !April 10, 2011	PDF	40	28	15	8	8		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-10 !April 10, 2011	PDF	41.2	30.4	15.2	7.8	4.6		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-09 !April 9, 2011	PDF	39.5	31.6	14.7	8.1	4.8		Phone	±3.1 pp
TNS Canada	4-08 !April 8, 2011	PDF	36	25	18	9	9		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-08 !April 8, 2011	PDF	40.5	31.7	13.2	9.2	4.0		Phone	±3.1 pp
Ipsos Reid	4-07 !April 7, 2011	HTML	41	26	19	9	4		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	4-07 !April 7, 2011	PDF	36.2	27.7	16.6	8.3	8.5	2.8	Phone (IVR)	±2.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-07 !April 7, 2011	PDF	40.6	31.1	14.7	8.7	3.4		Phone	±3.1 pp
Forum Research	4-06 !April 6, 2011	HTML	38	26	20	8	9		Phone	±2.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-06 !April 6, 2011	PDF	39.6	30.4	17.2	8.3	3.2		Phone	±3.1 pp
Environics	4-05 !April 5, 2011	PDF	38	25	20	8	8		Phone	±3.1 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-05 !April 5, 2011	PDF	38	27	21	8	6		Online	±2.2
EKOS Research Associates	4-05 !April 5, 2011	PDF	37.0	27.8	16.1	6.9	9.3	2.9	Phone (IVR)	±3.0 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-05 !April 5, 2011	PDF	39.7	29.9	17.4	8.3	3.8		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-04 !April 4, 2011	PDF	39.8	30.2	16.5	8.3	4.0		Phone	±3.1 pp
Harris-Decima	4-03 !April 3, 2011	PDF	35	28	17	10	8		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-03 !April 3, 2011	PDF	42.3	28.4	16.4	8.0	3.8		Phone	±3.1 pp
Leger Marketing	4-02 !April 2, 2011	PDF	37	26	18	10	8		Online	±1.7 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-02 !April 2, 2011	PDF	40.7	29.4	16.9	8.0	4.0		Phone	±3.1 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	4-01 !April 1, 2011	PDF	41.3	30.3	16.0	8.5	3.7		Phone	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	3-31 !March 31, 2011	PDF	36.9	26.2	17.2	8.5	8.7	2.5	Phone (IVR)	±1.9 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	3-31 !March 31, 2011	PDF	39.4	31.7	16.1	8.5	4.4		Phone	±3.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	3-30 !March 30, 2011	PDF	39.1	32.7	15.9	8.7	3.7		Phone	±3.2 pp
Nanos Research^{\|note 1]}	3-29 !March 29, 2011	PDF	38.4	28.7	19.6	9.1	4.1		Phone	±3.2 pp
Abacus Data	3-28 !March 28, 2011	PDF	36	27	20	9	8		Online	±3.2 pp
Harris-Decima	3-27 !March 27, 2011	PDF	38	24	19	10	7		Phone	±3.1 pp
Forum Research	3-27 !March 27, 2011	HTML	41	24	19	10	6		Phone	±2.2 pp

Note 1: Based on a three-day rolling sample. To update the tracking, a new day of interviewing is added and the oldest day dropped.

Pre-campaign period

Polling Firm	Date of Polling	Link	Conservative	Liberal	New Democratic	Bloc Québécois	Green	Margin of Error
Angus Reid Public Opinion	11-03-24 !March 24, 2011	HTML	39	25	19	10	7	±2 pp
Leger Marketing	11-03-24 !March 24, 2011	PDF	39	23	19	9	7	±1.7 pp
EKOS Research Associates	11-03-24 !March 24, 2011	PDF	35.3	28.1	14.2	9.7	10.6	±2.0 pp (c-95%)
Ipsos Reid	11-03-23 !March 23, 2011	HTML	43	24	16	10	6	±3.1 pp (c-95%)
Harris-Decima	11-03-20 !March 20, 2011	PDF	34	28	17	10	9	±2.2 pp (c-95%)
EKOS Research Associates	11-03-16 !March 16, 2011	PDF	34.1	25.7	16.4	10.2	10.4	±2.8 pp
Nanos Research	11-03-15 !March 15, 2011	PDF	38.6	27.6	19.9	10.1	3.8	±3.2 pp
Leger Marketing	11-03-10 !March 10, 2011	PDF	36	23	18	10	10	±2.1 pp
Ipsos Reid	11-03-09 !March 9, 2011	HTML	40	27	16	11	5	±3.1 pp (c-95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	11-03-09 !March 9, 2011	PDF	39	23	17	9	9	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	11-03-08 !March 8, 2011	PDF	35.2	27.8	14.9	8.8	10.1	±2.0 pp
Harris-Decima	11-02-27 !February 27, 2011	PDF	36	28	15	9	9	±2.2 pp (c-95%)
Ipsos Reid	11-02-27 !February 27, 2011	HTML	43	27	13	10	5	±3.1 pp (c-95%)
Abacus Data	11-02-23 !February 23, 2011	PDF	38	23	19	11	8	±3.1 pp (c-95%)
EKOS Research Associates	11-02-22 !February 22, 2011	PDF	32.4	27.3	14.8	10.5	11.9	±2.0 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	11-02-18 !February 18, 2011	PDF	39	26	18	9	6	±1.2 pp
Nanos Research	11-02-14 !February 14, 2011	PDF	39.7	26.6	18.9	9.9	4.9	±3.4 pp
Harris-Decima	11-02-13 !February 13, 2011	PDF	37	27	14	10	10	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	11-02-10 !February 10, 2011	HTML	39	25	18	9	10	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	11-02-09 !February 9, 2011	PDF	37.3	24.8	14.2	9.9	10.7	±2.4 pp
Ipsos Reid	11-02-02 !February 2, 2011	HTML	34	29	16	11	10	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	11-01-26 !January 26, 2011	PDF	35.4	27.9	14.8	9.7	9.8	±1.4 pp (c=95%)
Abacus Data	11-01-24 !January 24, 2011	PDF	35	27	18	10	9	±3.0 pp (c=95%)
Pollara	11-01-24 !January 24, 2011	HTML	35	28	19	10	8	not stated
Harris-Decima	11-01-16 !January 16, 2011	PDF	36	28	15	9	9	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	11-01-12 !January 12, 2011	PDF	34.5	27.3	14.8	9.8	10.3	±1.7 pp (c=95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	11-01-09 !January 9, 2011	PDF	34	28	17	11	8	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	10-12-15 !December 15, 2010	PDF	32.0	26.5	17.1	10.6	10.9	±2.0 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-12-13 !December 13, 2010	HTML	31	29	15	9	11	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-12-09 !December 9, 2010	HTML	39	29	12	10	9	±3.1 pp
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-12-07 !December 7, 2010	PDF	38	26	18	10	7	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	10-12-07 !December 7, 2010	PDF	33.7	29.2	14.4	9.8	10.4	±2.7 pp (c=95%)
Abacus Data	10-12-06 !December 6, 2010	PDF	35	24	20	10	10	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
Nanos Research	10-12-05 !December 5, 2010	PDF	38.1	31.2	17.2	10.2	3.2	±3.6 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-11-30 !November 30, 2010	PDF	32.6	27.4	15.8	9.9	10.9	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-11-23 !November 23, 2010	PDF	33.3	27.1	16.6	9.5	9.5	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-11-16 !November 16, 2010	PDF	32.4	28.7	16.3	9.9	9.8	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-11-09 !November 9, 2010	PDF	29.4	28.6	19.3	9.3	10.7	±2.3 pp (c=95%)
Nanos Research	10-11-05 !November 5, 2010	PDF	37.1	31.6	15.4	10.8	5.2	±3.4 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-11-04 !November 4, 2010	HTML	35	29	16	8	11	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
Abacus Data	10-11-01 !November 1, 2010	PDF	33	25	21	10	10	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-10-31 !October 31, 2010	PDF	33	28	17	9	10	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-10-26 !October 26, 2010	PDF	37	26	19	10	6	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-10-26 !October 26, 2010	PDF	33.9	27.8	15.1	9.3	11.6	±3.0 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-10-19 !October 19, 2010	PDF	30.9	29.4	13.9	11.2	11.6	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-10-17 !October 17, 2010	PDF	32	30	14	10	10	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-10-12 !October 12, 2010	PDF	34.4	27.8	15.8	9.3	10.4	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
Nanos Research	10-10-06 !October 6, 2010	PDF	36.6	32.4	16.3	9.8	4.9	±3.4 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-10-05 !October 5, 2010	PDF	31.8	27.6	16.5	9.7	11.2	±2.0 pp (c=95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-09-28 !September 28, 2010	PDF	34	26	18	10	11	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-09-28 !September 28, 2010	PDF	33.1	29.9	13.5	10.1	10.9	±2.3 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-09-23 !September 23, 2010	HTML	35	29	12	11	12	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-09-21 !September 21, 2010	PDF	31.7	29.3	14.6	9.7	11.8	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-09-19 !September 19, 2010	PDF	33	30	14	10	11	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-09-14 !September 14, 2010	PDF	32.4	28.9	16.6	8.9	10.7	±2.3 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-09-12 !September 12, 2010	PDF	34	31	16	10	9	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
Environics	10-09-10 !September 10, 2010	HTML	35	31	16	9	7	±2.3 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-09-07 !September 7, 2010	PDF	32.1	28.5	15.2	9.5	12.5	±2.3 pp (c=95%)
Nanos Research	10-09-03 !September 3, 2010	PDF	33.3	32.8	15.6	12.1	6.2	±3.4 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-08-31 !August 31, 2010	PDF	29.4	29.1	15.7	10.9	13	±2.7 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-08-24 !August 24, 2010	PDF	31.1	27.6	16.9	11.2	10.7	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-08-22 !August 22, 2010	PDF	33	30	16	9	10	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-08-17 !August 17, 2010	PDF	32.5	27.9	17.4	9.2	10.3	±1.8 pp (c=95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-08-11 !August 11, 2010	PDF	33	29	19	10	9	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-08-10 !August 10, 2010	PDF	32.2	27.7	15.4	9.5	12.3	±2.1 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-08-09 !August 9, 2010	HTML	34	31	15	9	9	payment required
Harris-Decima	10-08-09 !August 9, 2010	PDF	34	28	15	9	12	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
Leger Marketing	10-08-04 !August 4, 2010	HTML	37	28	16	9	8	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-08-03 !August 3, 2010	PDF	29.7	28.5	17.4	10.4	11.1	±2.5 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-07-27 !July 27, 2010	PDF	33.2	25.2	17.4	10.1	11.1	±2.6 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-07-25 !July 25, 2010	PDF	31	26	18	10	12	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-07-20 !July 20, 2010	PDF	32.4	25.5	18.4	10.0	10.1	±3.1 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-07-13 !July 13, 2010	PDF	31.6	27.5	14.7	10.1	13.3	±2.6 pp (c=95%)
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-07-08 !July 8, 2010	PDF	36	27	20	10	7	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-07-08 !July 8, 2010	HTML	35	29	15	11	10	payment required
Environics	10-07-08 !July 8, 2010	PDF	35	32	15	9	6	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-07-06 !July 6, 2010	PDF	32.1	25.8	17.5	9.7	12.2	±1.7 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-06-21 !June 21, 2010	PDF	31	27.7	16.5	9.3	13	±2.4 pp (c=95%)
Harris-Decima	10-06-20 !June 20, 2010	PDF	34	27	17	11	10	±2.2 pp (c=95%)
EKOS Research Associates	10-06-15 !June 15, 2010	PDF	30.5	26.3	17.4	10.5	12.3	±2.4 pp (c=95%)
Ipsos Reid	10-06-10 !June 10, 2010	HTML	35	27	16	10	11	±3.1 pp
EKOS Research Associates	10-06-08 !June 8, 2010	PDF	31.4	26.8	16.6	8.9	12.6	2.3
Nanos Research	10-06-03 !June 3, 2010	PDF	35.6	29.2	20.7	9.4	5.1	3.6
EKOS Research Associates	10-06-01 !June 1, 2010	PDF	31.7	26.2	17.4	10.3	11.5	2.0
Leger Marketing	10-05-27 !May 27, 2010	HTML	37	25	17	11	8	2.7
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-05-27 !May 27, 2010	PDF	35	27	19	9	8	2.2
Environics	10-05-26 !May 26, 2010	PDF	36	30	15	10	7	2.2
EKOS Research Associates	10-05-25 !May 25, 2010	PDF	33.9	25.7	16.4	9.4	11.9	2.1
Harris-Decima	10-05-23 !May 23, 2010	PDF	36	27	16	8	11	2.2
EKOS Research Associates	10-05-18 !May 18, 2010	PDF	34.4	25.1	15.3	10.6	12	1.9
Harris-Decima	10-05-16 !May 16, 2010	PDF	32	28	17	10	11	2.2
EKOS Research Associates	10-05-11 !May 11, 2010	PDF	33.6	27.1	16.9	9.3	10.6	1.9
Ipsos Reid	10-05-06 !May 6, 2010	HTML	35	29	16	10	9	payment required
EKOS Research Associates	10-05-04 !May 4, 2010	PDF	33.1	26.1	16	10.2	11.5	2.1
Nanos Research	10-05-03 !May 3, 2010	PDF	37.2	33.2	16.2	9.6	3.8	3.1
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-04-29 !April 29, 2010	PDF	35	28	19	11	7	3.1
Leger Marketing	10-04-29 !April 29, 2010	HTML	36	25	20	9	8	2.5
EKOS Research Associates	10-04-27 !April 27, 2010	PDF	31.9	26.6	17.6	9.7	10.9	2.2
Harris-Decima	10-04-25 !April 25, 2010	PDF	29	27	20	11	12	2.2
Ipsos Reid	10-04-22 !April 22, 2010	HTML	35	29	16	9	10	payment required
EKOS Research Associates	10-04-20 !April 20, 2010	PDF	31.7	27.1	16.3	9.5	12.6	2.3
EKOS Research Associates	10-04-13 !April 13, 2010	PDF	31.4	29	16.4	8.8	11.1	2.7
Ipsos Reid	10-04-08 !April 8, 2010	HTML	37	27	15	10	10	3.1
EKOS Research Associates	10-04-06 !April 6, 2010	PDF	33.6	27.3	15.9	9.6	11.7
Harris-Decima	10-04-05 !April 5, 2010	PDF	32	29	17	9	11
EKOS Research Associates	10-03-30 !March 30, 2010	PDF	32.2	27	16	9	12.7
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-03-26 !March 26, 2010	PDF	35	29	20	9	7
EKOS Research Associates	10-03-23 !March 23, 2010	PDF	33.3	27.7	15.9	9.8	10.4
Ipsos Reid	10-03-18 !March 18, 2010	HTML	34	28	18	9	10
EKOS Research Associates	10-03-16 !March 16, 2010	PDF	33.1	28.9	15.7	9.2	10.8
Nanos Research	10-03-11 !March 11, 2010	PDF	34.7	34.6	17.8	7.7	5.2
EKOS Research Associates	10-03-09 !March 9, 2010	PDF	31.9	29.6	16	9.1	11
Harris-Decima	10-03-07 !March 7, 2010	PDF	33	29	16	10	11
EKOS Research Associates	10-03-02 !March 2, 2010	PDF	32.4	29.4	15.2	9.4	10.5
Harris-Decima	10-02-28 !February 28, 2010	HTML	31	31	16	8	12
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-02-26 !February 26, 2010	PDF	33	29	20	9	9
Environics	10-02-24 !February 24, 2010	HTML	31	30	16	9	13
EKOS Research Associates	10-02-23 !February 23, 2010	PDF	33.4	30.3	15.8	8.2	10.4
Ipsos Reid	10-02-22 !February 22, 2010	HTML	37	29	16	9	7
EKOS Research Associates	10-02-16 !February 16, 2010	PDF	31.2	29.0	16.5	8.8	11.8
Harris-Decima	10-02-14 !February 14, 2010	PDF	32	30	16	10	10
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-02-13 !February 13, 2010	PDF	34	30	18	9	8
Environics	10-02-09 !February 9, 2010	HTML	33	37	13	8	9
EKOS Research Associates	10-02-09 !February 9, 2010	PDF	31.0	29.0	15.5	10.3	11.3
Nanos Research	10-02-04 !February 4, 2010	PDF	35.6	33.9	16.4	8.5	5.6
EKOS Research Associates	10-02-02 !February 2, 2010	PDF	31.0	31.9	15.4	8.4	10.9
Harris-Decima	10-01-31 !January 31, 2010	PDF	32	32	15	10	9
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-01-26 !January 26, 2010	PDF	33	29	19	10	7
EKOS Research Associates	10-01-26 !January 26, 2010	PDF	31.1	31.6	14.6	9.1	11
Harris-Decima	10-01-24 !January 24, 2010	HTML	32	31	15	10	10
Ipsos Reid	10-01-21 !January 21, 2010	HTML	34	31	17	9	8
EKOS Research Associates	10-01-19 !January 19, 2010	PDF	31.5	30.9	14.9	9.1	11.5
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-01-13 !January 13, 2010	PDF	34	28	19	9	8
EKOS Research Associates	10-01-12 !January 12, 2010	PDF	30.9	29.3	15.3	10.2	11.9
Harris-Decima	10-01-10 !January 10, 2010	PDF	34	30	16	9	9
Strategic Counsel	10-01-08 !January 8, 2010	HTML	31	30	18	9	10
Angus Reid Public Opinion	10-01-06 !January 6, 2010	HTML	36	29	17	10	8
EKOS Research Associates	10-01-05 !January 5, 2010	PDF	33.1	27.8	16.0	9.8	13.4
EKOS Research Associates	09-12-15 !December 15, 2009	PDF	35.9	26.7	17.0	9.2	11.2
Nanos Research	09-12-13 !December 13, 2009	PDF	39.5	30.2	18.7	7.7	4
Angus Reid Public Opinion	09-12-10 !December 10, 2009	PDF	36	29	16	11	6
EKOS Research Associates	09-12-08 !December 8, 2009	PDF	35.6	26.5	16.7	9.9	11.3
EKOS Research Associates	09-11-24 !November 24, 2009	PDF	36.9	27.1	15.3	9.4	11.4
Ipsos Reid	09-11-19 !November 19, 2009	HTML	37	24	19	9	10
Angus Reid Public Opinion	09-11-16 !November 16, 2009	PDF	38	23	17	11	10
Nanos Research	09-11-10 !November 10, 2009	PDF	38	28.8	17.9	9.3	5.9
EKOS Research Associates	09-11-10 !November 10, 2009	PDF	36.6	26.6	16.8	8.8	11.2
EKOS Research Associates	09-11-03 !November 3, 2009	HTML	37.4	26.8	16.3	9.4	10.0
EKOS Research Associates	09-10-27 !October 27, 2009	HTML	38.4	26.8	16.7	8.2	9.9
Angus Reid Strategies	09-10-24 !October 24, 2009	PDF	40	26	17	9	7
Ipsos Reid	09-10-22 !October 22, 2009	HTML	40	25	13	11	11
Environics	09-10-21 !October 21, 2009	HTML	38	26	16	8	10
EKOS Research Associates	09-10-20 !October 20, 2009	HTML	38.3	27.1	14.5	9.0	11.0
Nanos Research	09-10-18 !October 18, 2009	PDF	39.8	30	16.6	8.9	4.6
Angus Reid Strategies	09-10-14 !October 14, 2009	PDF	41	27	16	8	6
EKOS Research Associates	09-10-13 !October 13, 2009	HTML	40.7	25.5	14.3	9.1	10.5
Harris-Decima	09-10-12 !October 12, 2009	HTML	35	28	15	10	10
Ipsos Reid	09-10-08 !October 8, 2009	HTML	39	29	13	10	8
EKOS Research Associates	09-10-06 !October 6, 2009	HTML	39.7	25.7	15.2	9.7	9.7
Strategic Counsel	09-10-04 !October 4, 2009	HTML	41	28	14	9	9
Angus Reid Strategies	09-09-30 !September 30, 2009	PDF	37	27	17	11	6
EKOS Research Associates	09-09-29 !September 29, 2009	HTML	36.0	29.7	13.9	9.8	10.5
Angus Reid Strategies	09-09-24 !September 24, 2009	PDF	37	29	16	9	8
EKOS Research Associates	09-09-22 !September 22, 2009	HTML	37.0	29.9	13.8	9.1	10.2
EKOS Research Associates	09-09-15 !September 15, 2009	HTML	35.1	29.9	16.5	9.6	9.0
Angus Reid Strategies	09-09-13 !September 13, 2009	PDF	36	29	17	10	7
Harris-Decima	09-09-13 !September 13, 2009	PDF	34	30	15	9	10
Ipsos Reid	09-09-13 !September 13, 2009	HTML	39	30	12	9	8
EKOS Research Associates	09-09-08 !September 8, 2009	HTML	34.2	30.8	14.8	10	10.1
Harris-Decima	09-09-06 !September 6, 2009	HTML	34	31	15	8	10
Strategic Counsel	09-09-06 !September 6, 2009	HTML	35	30	14	12	9
Nanos Research	09-09-02 !September 2, 2009	PDF	37.5	33.4	14.8	9.7	4.6
Angus Reid Strategies	09-09-02 !September 2, 2009	PDF	33	32	19	9	7
EKOS Research Associates	09-09-01 !September 1, 2009	PDF	32.6	32.6	16.5	8.3	9.9
Pollara	09-09-01 !September 1, 2009	HTML	36	36	16	8	3
Angus Reid Strategies	09-08-26 !August 26, 2009	PDF	34	30	18	8	9
EKOS Research Associates	09-08-25 !August 25, 2009	PDF	32.6	30.9	15.7	9.5	11.3
Harris-Decima	09-08-24 !August 24, 2009	HTML	31	32	16	9	11
Ipsos Reid	09-08-24 !August 24, 2009	HTML	39	28	14	8	10
EKOS Research Associates	09-08-18 !August 18, 2009	PDF	32.0	30.2	17.3	8.7	11.0
EKOS Research Associates	09-08-11 !August 11, 2009	PDF	32.7	31.0	16.5	9.0	10.1
EKOS Research Associates	09-08-04 !August 4, 2009	PDF	34.9	31.9	13.8	8.6	10.8
Nanos Research	09-08-02 !August 2, 2009	PDF	31.3	33.8	18.7	9.2	7.0
Angus Reid Strategies	09-07-28 !July 28, 2009	PDF	33	34	16	10	7
EKOS Research Associates	09-07-28 !July 28, 2009	PDF	32.5	34.1	14.5	8.6	10.4
EKOS Research Associates	09-07-21 !July 21, 2009	PDF	32.8	32.5	14.8	8.4	11.5
Angus Reid Strategies	09-07-17 !July 17, 2009	PDF	33	30	18	11	6
EKOS Research Associates	09-07-14 !July 14, 2009	PDF	34.1	32.4	15.2	8.7	9.6
EKOS Research Associates	09-07-07 !July 7, 2009	PDF	31.8	32.2	16.0	9.3	10.7
Angus Reid Strategies	09-07-03 !July 3, 2009	PDF	36	30	16	10	7
EKOS Research Associates	09-06-29 !June 29, 2009	PDF	31.0	32.2	16.2	9.0	11.5
EKOS Research Associates	09-06-23 !June 23, 2009	PDF	34.8	32.6	14.3	9.0	9.3
Nanos Research	09-06-21 !June 21, 2009	PDF	32.2	36.3	16.8	9.8	4.8
Angus Reid Strategies	09-06-18 !June 18, 2009	PDF	32	31	18	11	7
EKOS Research Associates	09-06-16 !June 16, 2009	PDF	32.4	33.7	16.3	8.4	9.0
EKOS Research Associates	09-06-09 !June 9, 2009	PDF	30.3	35.0	15.1	9.2	10.4
Harris-Decima	09-06-08 !June 8, 2009	PDF	31	35	15	9	8
Strategic Counsel	09-06-07 !June 7, 2009	HTML	30	34	16	9	11
Ipsos Reid	09-06-04 !June 4, 2009	HTML	33	36	12	9	9
Nanos Research	09-06-01 !June 1, 2009	PDF	31.8	37.2	15.7	8.0	7.4
Angus Reid Strategies	09-05-29 !May 29, 2009	PDF	31	33	17	9	7
EKOS Research Associates	09-05-28 !May 28, 2009	PDF	32.3	33.5	15.1	8.7	10.4
Ipsos Reid	09-05-24 !May 24, 2009	HTML	35	33	14	9	8
Strategic Counsel	09-05-10 !May 10, 2009	PDF	30	35	16	9	11
Harris-Decima	09-05-03 !May 3, 2009	PDF	29	34	15	9	11
Nanos Research	09-04-30 !April 30, 2009	PDF	33	36	15	9	7
Ipsos Reid	09-04-30 !April 30, 2009	HTML	33	36	13	9	8
Angus Reid Strategies	09-04-22 !April 22, 2009	PDF	33	33	15	10	6
Harris-Decima	09-04-19 !April 19, 2009	PDF	29	32	16	9	11
EKOS Research Associates	09-04-13 !April 13, 2009	PDF	30.2	36.7	15.5	9.4	8.1
Strategic Counsel	09-04-05 !April 5, 2009	PDF	32	34	15	10	9
Leger Marketing	09-03-23 !March 23, 2009	PDF	34	35	14	9	6
Nanos Research	09-03-18 !March 18, 2009	PDF	33	36	13	10	8
Angus Reid Strategies	09-03-11 !March 11, 2009	PDF	35	31	16	10	7
Harris-Decima	09-03-08 !March 8, 2009	PDF	32	33	14	9	10
Strategic Counsel	09-03-08 !March 8, 2009	PDF	35	31	16	9	10
Ipsos Reid	09-03-05 !March 5, 2009	HTML	37	33	12	10	8
Harris-Decima	09-02-15 !February 15, 2009	PDF	33	33	15	10	7
Strategic Counsel	09-02-08 !February 8, 2009	PDF	32	33	17	5	13
Harris-Decima	09-02-08 !February 8, 2009	PDF	33	31	15	10	10
Ipsos Reid	09-02-07 !February 7, 2009	HTML	37	31	14	10	7
Nanos Research	09-02-03 !February 3, 2009	PDF	34	33	16	10	7
Angus Reid Strategies	09-01-27 !January 27, 2009	PDF	38	29	18	8	6
EKOS Research Associates	09-01-17 !January 17, 2009	PDF	36.2	32.6	14.3	7.9	9.1
Angus Reid Strategies	09-01-15 !January 15, 2009	PDF	39	30	17	9	5
Strategic Counsel	09-01-14 !January 14, 2009	PDF	36	29	18	8	8
Ipsos Reid	09-01-08 !January 8, 2009	HTML	39	28	15	9	9
Nanos Research	09-01-07 !January 7, 2009	PDF	33	34	19	7	7
COMPAS	08-12-23 !December 23, 2008	PDF	43	30	13	6	8
Angus Reid Strategies	08-12-12 !December 12, 2008	PDF	37	31	15	9	8
Ipsos Reid	08-12-11 !December 11, 2008	HTML	45	26	12	10	7
Angus Reid Strategies	08-12-06 !December 6, 2008	PDF	42	22	18	10	7
Praxicus Public Strategies	08-12-04 !December 4, 2008	HTML	47	24	14	8	8
COMPAS	08-12-04 !December 4, 2008	PDF	51	20	10	8	6
EKOS Research Associates	08-12-04 !December 4, 2008	PDF	42.2	23.6	15.0	10.2	9.0
Strategic Counsel	08-12-03 !December 3, 2008	PDF	45	24	14	10	8
Ipsos Reid	08-12-03 !December 3, 2008	HTML	46	23	13	9	8
EKOS Research Associates	08-12-03 !December 3, 2008	PDF	44.0	24.1	14.5	9.2	8.1
Nanos Research	08-11-15 !November 15, 2008	PDF	32	30	20	9	10
Election 2008	08-10-14 !October 14, 2008	HTML	37.6	26.2	18.2	10.0	6.8

Leadership polls

Aside from conducting the usual opinion surveys on general party preferences, polling firms also survey public opinion on who would make the best Prime Minister:

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	Link	Stephen Harper	Michael Ignatieff	Jack Layton	Gilles Duceppe	Elizabeth May
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-29 !April 29, 2011	PDF	31	11	29	3	1
Ipsos Reid	April 28, 2011	HTML	42	13	45	-	-
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-16 !April 16, 2011	PDF	28	13	27	3	3
Angus Reid Public Opinion	4-05 !April 5, 2011	PDF	30	14	21	3	3
Ipsos Reid	March 26, 2011	HTML	49	17	34	-	-

References

External links

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