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This article is about polls leading up to the 1979 Canadian federal election.

During the 30th Parliament of Canada

Evolution of voting intentions at national level among decided voters
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source PC LPC NDP SC Other Undecided ME Sample
Election 1979 May 22, 1979 35.89 40.11 17.88 4.61 1.51
Gallup May 16, 1979 37.5 37.5 19 5 — — 4 —
CBC-Carleton May 10, 1979 40.9 39.6 14.5 4.4 0.6 — 3 2,322
CTV May 1979 40 40 17 3 — — — —
CBC-Carleton April 20, 1979 40.2 38.4 16 4.6 — — — 2,286
Gallup April 5, 1979 38 43 17 — — — 4 1,004
Fabien Roy becomes leader of the SC (March 30, 1979)
Gallup March 1979 41 41 15 — — — 4 1,047
Complan March 1979 40 42 14 2 2 — — —
Lorne Reznowski resigns and Charles-Arthur Gauthier becomes interim leader of SC (February 23, 1979)
Complan February 1979 37 42 17 — — — — 2,000
Gallup February 1979 38 39 19 — — — — —
Gallup January 6, 1979 40 39 17 — — — — —
Gallup December 1978 40 38 18 — 4 — — 1,015
Gallup November 1978 45 35 18 — 2 — — 1,035
Gallup October 1978 42 37 17 — 4 — — —
Gallup September 9, 1978 38 41 17 — — — — —
Gallup August 1978 35 45 15 — — — 4 1,000
Gallup July 1978 34 42 19 — — — — —
Lorne Reznowski becomes leader of SC (May 7, 1978)
Gallup May 1978 39 43 15 — — — — —
Gilles Caouette resigns and Charles-Arthur Gauthier becomes interim leader of SC (April 11, 1978)
Gallup April 1978 41 41 14 — 4 — 4 1,035
Gallup March 1978 34 45 17 — 4 — — —
Gallup February 1978 34 45 17 — 4 38 — —
Gallup December 1977 34 42 19 — 5 36 — 1,010
Gallup November 1977 34 44 18 — 4 33 — —
Gallup October 1977 32 49 15 — 5 — — —
Gallup September 1977 30 49 18 — 3 — — —
Gallup August 1977 29 50 17 — 4 — — —
Gallup July 1977 27 51 18 — 4 — — —
André-Gilles Fortin died (June 24, 1977) Gilles Caouette becomes interim leader of SC (June 29, 1977)
Gallup June 1977 27 51 18 — — — — —
Gallup May 1977 32 47 17 — — — — —
Gallup April 1977 34 44 18 — — 39 — —
Gallup March 1977 36 42 17 — — — — —
Gallup February 1977 37 41 17 — 4 — — —
Gallup January 1977 45 35 16 — 4 — — —
Gallup December 1976 47 33 16 — 4 35 — 1,053
André-Gilles Fortin becomes leader of the SC (November 7, 1976)
Gallup November 1976 42 35 17 — 6 35 4 1,058
Gallup October 1976 44 33 17 — 6 — — —
Réal Caouette resigns as leader of the SC (September 16, 1976)
Gallup September 1976 45 33 16 — 6 — — —
Gallup August 1976 47 29 17 — 7 — — —
Gallup July 1976 46 31 17 — 5 33 4 1,011
Gallup June 1976 44 34 16 — 5 — — —
Gallup May 1976 43 31 21 — 5 — — —
Gallup April 1976 46 31 17 — 6 — — —
Gallup March 1976 43 34 17 — 6 29 — —
Joe Clark becomes leader of the PC party (February 22, 1976)
Gallup February 1976 37 38 19 — 6 — — —
Gallup January 1976 37 39 17 — 7 — — —
Gallup December 1975 36 38 19 — 7 — — —
Gallup November 1975 32 38 22 — 8 — — —
Gallup October 1975 33 40 20 — 7 — — —
Ed Broadbent becomes leader of the NDP (July 7, 1975)
Gallup July 1975 36 39 17 — 8 41 4 1,039
Gallup June 1975 33 41 17 — 9 — — —
Gallup May 1975 35 41 18 — 6 — — —
Gallup April 1975 32 44 17 — 7 — — —
Gallup March 1975 31 47 16 — 6 — — 1,058
Gallup February 1975 30 47 17 — 6 — — —
Gallup January 1975 31 46 17 — 6 — — —
Gallup December 1974 32 44 16 — 8 — — —
Gallup November 1974 33 45 16 — 6 — — —
Gallup October 1974 29 48 15 — 8 — — —
Gallup September 1974 28 48 16 — 8 — — —
Election 1974 July 8, 1974 35.46 43.15 15.44 5.06 0.89

References

  1. ^ Simpson, Jeffrey (May 21, 1979). "Polls say it's a tie, but Tory lead likely". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  2. Lavigne, Yves (May 15, 1979). "Tories still leading Liberals, CBC-Carleton survey says". The Globe and Mail. p. 2.
  3. "Conservatives are ahead, CBC poll says, although Trudeau more popular than Clark". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1979. p. 9.
  4. "Poll shows Liberals in front of Tories, Clark says voters underestimate him: The national campaign". The Globe and Mail. April 26, 1979. p. 9.
  5. ^ "35% of voters undecided, March Gallup poll says". The Globe and Mail. April 5, 1979. p. 9.
  6. "PM is ahead of Clark, TV poll says". The Globe and Mail. February 26, 1979. p. 4.
  7. Simpson, Jeffrey (March 8, 1979). "Tories, NDP pleased despite a slight lead by Liberals in Gallup". The Globe and Mail. p. 9.
  8. Simpson, Jeffrey (February 8, 1979). "Vote chances dim after newest poll puts parties even". The Globe and Mail. p. 8.
  9. Trueman, Mary (January 11, 1979). "PCs still ahead: Tories peaked early, jubilant Liberals say". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  10. Stevens, Geoffrey (December 13, 1978). "Federal political prospects". The Globe and Mail. p. 6.
  11. "Shows I was right,' Trudeau says of poll". The Globe and Mail. November 2, 1978. p. 8.
  12. Simpson, Jeffrey (October 5, 1978). "Tories gain four points in latest poll". The Globe and Mail. p. 8.
  13. "Poll doesn't show provincial split, senator objects". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1978. p. 8.
  14. Palango, Paul (August 10, 1978). "Not disheartened by poll drop, Tory leader itching for fight". The Globe and Mail. p. 8.
  15. "Poll showing Liberal lead fails to upset Tory leader". The Globe and Mail. June 8, 1978. p. 10.
  16. Stevens, Jeffrey (May 11, 1978). "Figuring the Gallup". The Globe and Mail. p. 6.
  17. "Spring vote fever sweeps Ottawa after latest poll". The Globe and Mail. April 6, 1978. p. 8.
  18. "Grits gain over Tories, NDP". The Citizen. April 5, 1978. p. 10.
  19. "Liberal strength declines". The Citizen. January 18, 1978. p. 8.
  20. ^ "Poll shows Liberal support down". The Citizen. December 7, 1977. p. 9.
  21. Gray, John (July 13, 1977). "Liberals could win in a walk". The Citizen. p. 1.
  22. Gray, John (June 2, 1977). "Liberals ponder fall vote". The Citizen. p. 7.
  23. ^ MacPherson, Bill (May 11, 1977). "Liberal popularity climbing". The Citizen. p. 1.
  24. "Tories cut wide swath in Quebec". The Citizen. January 5, 1977. p. 7.
  25. ^ "Liberals gaining in popularity". The Citizen. December 1, 1976. p. 7.
  26. ^ "Tories holding impressive lead". The Citizen. August 4, 1976. p. 7.
  27. ^ Sellar, Don (April 7, 1976). "Tories surge ahead". The Citizen. p. 1.
  28. ^ "Federal Grit support down". The Citizen. August 6, 1975. p. 7.
  29. ^ "Liberals gain, Tories dip in latest survey findings". The Citizen. April 2, 1975. p. 59.
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