Opinion polling for the 1968 Canadian federal election
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This article is about polls leading up to the 1968 Canadian federal election.
Evolution of voting intentions at national level
| Polling firm |
Last day
of survey |
Source |
LPC |
PC |
NDP |
Other |
ME |
Sample |
|
|
|
|
| Election 1968 |
June 25, 1968 |
|
45.37 |
31.43 |
16.96 |
6.24 |
|
|
| Gallup |
June 1968 |
[1] |
47 |
29 |
18 |
6 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
May 25, 1968 |
[2] |
46 |
29 |
15 |
10 |
4.0 |
— |
| Gallup |
May 1968 |
[2] |
50 |
29 |
16 |
5 |
4.0 |
— |
| Pierre Elliot Trudeau becomes leader of the LPC (April 6, 1968) and PM (April 20, 1968) |
| Gallup |
March 1968 |
[2] |
42 |
34 |
16 |
8 |
4.0 |
— |
| Gallup |
January 1968 |
[3] |
32 |
38 |
18 |
12 |
— |
— |
| Lester Pearson announces his retirement as Prime Minister (14 December 1967) |
| Gallup |
October 1967 |
[4] |
34 |
43 |
17 |
6 |
4.0 |
— |
| Robert Stanfield becomes leader of the PC Party (September 9, 1967) |
| Gallup |
August 1967 |
[4] |
41 |
30 |
18 |
11 |
4.0 |
— |
| Gallup |
May 1967 |
[5] |
36 |
29 |
26 |
9 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
February 1967 |
[5] |
37 |
25 |
28 |
10 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
November 1966 |
[5] |
38 |
26 |
26 |
10 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
September 1966 |
[5] |
37 |
32 |
21 |
10 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
July 1966 |
[6] |
38 |
30 |
20 |
12 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
April 1966 |
[7] |
41 |
30 |
19 |
10 |
— |
— |
| Gallup |
January 1966 |
[8] |
44 |
28 |
21 |
7 |
— |
— |
| Election 1965 |
November 8, 1965 |
|
40.18 |
32.41 |
17.91 |
9.50 |
|
|
Evolution of voting intentions at national level
| Polling firm |
Last day
of survey |
Source |
LPC |
NDP |
PC |
ME |
Sample |
|
|
|
| Election 1968 |
June 25, 1968 |
|
40.59 |
28.22 |
27.80 |
|
|
| Lakehead University |
June 19, 1968 |
[9] |
46.2 |
25.7 |
28.2 |
— |
600 |
| Election 1965 |
November 8, 1965 |
|
47.45 |
34.33 |
18.22 |
|
|
- ↑ "Trudeau far in front". The Ottawa Citizen. June 22, 1968. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 "Liberals slipping". The Ottawa Citizen. June 8, 1968. p. 1.
- ↑ "Stanfield carrying Tories high". The Ottawa Citizen. January 13, 1967. p. 7.
- 1 2 "Liberals have that sinking feeling". The Ottawa Citizen. October 27, 1967. p. 6.
- 1 2 3 4 "Is NDP tide starting to turn". The Ottawa Citizen. May 15, 1967. p. 7.
- ↑ "Canadian voters do soul-searching". The Ottawa Citizen. August 2, 1966. p. 7.
- ↑ "Parties stand still". The Ottawa Citizen. May 14, 1966. p. 7.
- ↑ "Liberals, NDP stronger". The Ottawa Citizen. March 5, 1966. p. 7.
- ↑ "Poll at Fort William shows Tory advance but Liberal victory". The Globe and Mail. June 22, 1968. p. 10.
