Leadership opinion polling for the 1989 Spanish general election
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In the run up to the 1989 Spanish general election, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 22 June 1986, to the day the next election was held, on 29 October 1989.
Preferred prime minister
The tables below list opinion polling on leader preferences to become prime minister.
All candidates
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | .jpg) |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
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| González PSOE |
Fraga AP |
Hernández Mancha AP |
Suárez CDS |
Iglesias IU |
Anguita IU | ||||||
| CIS[1] | 20–25 Apr 1988 | 2,496 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | – | 6.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
| CIS[2] | 15–23 Mar 1988 | 27,377 | 40.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | – | 6.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 |
| CIS[3] | 22–26 Jan 1988 | 2,497 | 42.0 | – | 7.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | – | 15.0 | 16.0 | 26.0 |
| CIS[4] | 14–17 Nov 1987 | 2,489 | 42.0 | – | 8.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | – | – | 24.0 | 20.0 |
| CIS[5] | 20–22 May 1987 | 2,490 | 44.0 | – | 11.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | – | – | 20.0 | 23.0 |
González vs. Guerra
González vs. Aznar
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González vs. Fraga
González vs. Hernández Mancha
González vs. Suárez
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González PSOE |
Suárez CDS | ||||||
| CIS[6] | 23–27 Sep 1989 | 2,482 | 50.0 | 21.0 | – | 29.0 | 29.0 |
| CIS[7] | 16–20 Sep 1989 | 2,495 | 51.0 | 19.0 | – | 30.0 | 32.0 |
| CIS[8] | 2–5 Sep 1989 | 2,471 | 52.0 | 21.0 | – | 27.0 | 31.0 |
| CIS[9] | 30 Jan–9 Feb 1989 | 27,287 | 43.0 | 25.0 | – | 32.0 | 18.0 |
| CIS[2] | 15–23 Mar 1988 | 27,377 | 50.0 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 |
| CIS[5] | 20–22 May 1987 | 2,490 | 51.0 | 33.0 | – | 16.0 | 18.0 |
González vs. Anguita
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| González PSOE |
Anguita IU | ||||||
| CIS[6] | 23–27 Sep 1989 | 2,482 | 53.0 | 12.0 | – | 35.0 | 41.0 |
| CIS[7] | 16–20 Sep 1989 | 2,495 | 52.0 | 12.0 | – | 36.0 | 40.0 |
| CIS[8] | 2–5 Sep 1989 | 2,471 | 58.0 | 12.0 | – | 30.0 | 46.0 |
| CIS[9] | 30 Jan–9 Feb 1989 | 27,287 | 51.0 | 11.0 | – | 38.0 | 40.0 |
Guerra vs. Fraga
Guerra vs. Hernández Mancha
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | .jpg) |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerra PSOE |
Hernández Mancha AP | ||||||
| CIS[5] | 20–22 May 1987 | 2,490 | 44.0 | 26.0 | – | 30.0 | 18.0 |
Guerra vs. Suárez
Fraga vs. Aznar
Aznar vs. Suárez
Fraga vs. Suárez
Hernández Mancha vs. Suárez
Approval ratings
The tables below list the public approval ratings of the leaders and leading candidates of the main political parties in Spain.
Felipe González
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Felipe González (PSOE) | |||
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Net | |||
| CIS[6] | 23–27 Sep 1989 | 2,482 | 49.0 | 28.0 | 23.0 | +21.0 |
| CIS[7] | 16–20 Sep 1989 | 2,495 | 48.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | +20.0 |
| CIS[8] | 2–5 Sep 1989 | 2,471 | 49.0 | 31.0 | 20.0 | +18.0 |
| CIS[11] | 11–16 May 1989 | 3,072 | 45.0 | 38.0 | 17.0 | +7.0 |
| CIS[9] | 30 Jan–9 Feb 1989 | 27,287 | 42.0 | 36.0 | 22.0 | +6.0 |
| CIS[12] | 10–12 Jan 1989 | 2,497 | 45.0 | 36.0 | 18.0 | +9.0 |
| CIS[13] | 16–19 Dec 1988 | 2,498 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 22.0 | −4.0 |
| CIS[14] | 14–18 Jul 1988 | 2,443 | 53.0 | 31.0 | 16.0 | +22.0 |
| CIS[2] | 15–23 Mar 1988 | 27,377 | 52.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 | +22.0 |
| CIS[3] | 22–26 Jan 1988 | 2,497 | 49.0 | 33.0 | 18.0 | +16.0 |
| CIS[4] | 14–17 Nov 1987 | 2,489 | 51.0 | 34.0 | 15.0 | +17.0 |
| CIS[15] | 17–21 Sep 1987 | 2,488 | 56.0 | 29.0 | 15.0 | +27.0 |
| CIS[16] | 12–16 Feb 1987 | 2,497 | 53.0 | 34.0 | 13.0 | +19.0 |
| CIS[17] | 19–22 Oct 1986 | 2,484 | 60.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | +35.0 |
| Gallup/Ya[18] | 19–21 Oct 1986 | ? | 44.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | +16.0 |
| CIS[19] | 18–21 Sep 1986 | 2,813 | 59.0 | 28.0 | 13.0 | +31.0 |