Canada: Election Results

Preliminary Results

National Party Party standing %   Popular vote %

Animal Alliance/Environment Voters	0	0.0		1,451	0.0
Bloc Québécois	4	1.3		889,788	6.0
CAP	0	0.0		2,030	0.0
CHP Canada	0	0.0		19,218	0.1
Communist	0	0.0		2,925	0.0
Conservative	167	54.2		5,832,401	39.6
FPNP	0	0.0		228	0.0
Green Party	1	0.3		576,221	3.9
Independent	0	0.0		63,340	0.4
Liberal	34	11.0		2,783,175	18.9
Libertarian	0	0.0		6,017	0.0
Marxist-Leninist	0	0.0		10,160	0.1
NDP-New Democratic Party	102	33.1		4,508,474	30.6
No Affiliation	0	0.0		9,391	0.1
PC Party	0	0.0		5,838	0.0
Pirate Party	0	0.0		3,198	0.0
Radical Marijuana	0	0.0		1,864	0.0
Rhinoceros	0	0.0		3,819	0.0
United Party	0	0.0		294	0.0
WBP	0	0.0		748	0.0

Total number of valid votes:

14,720,580

Polls reporting: 71,486/71,513	Voter turnout: 14,720,580 of 23,971,740 registered electors (61.4%)
The number of registered electors shown in this table does not include electors who registered on election day.

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Source: Elections Canada

Britain: Conservatives Continue to Hold 12 pt Lead, Liberal Democrats Gain on Labour

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?

	Feb. 5	Jan. 25	Dec. 14
Conservative	40%	44%	38%
Labour	28%	32%	33%
Liberal Democrat	22%	16%	19%
Other	10%	8%	10%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,010 British adults, conducted on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

Britain: Tories Increase Lead

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Jan. 16	Jan. 8	Dec. 18
Conservative	45%	41%	42%
Labour	32%	34%	35%
Liberal Democrats	13%	15%	14%
Other	10%	10%	9%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,000 British voters, conducted on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

Britain: Conservatives Have 12 pt Lead

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?

	Oct. 19	Oct. 2	Aug. 17
Conservative	42%	42%	44%
Labour	30%	30%	29%
Liberal Democrat	21%	17%	19%
Other	7%	11%	9%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,007 British adults, conducted from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Conservatives Increase Lead in UK

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Oct. 3	Sept. 24	Sept. 19
Conservative	45%	41%	44%
Labour	31%	31%	24%
Liberal Democrats	15%	16%	20%
Other	9%	12%	12%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,048 British voters, conducted from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Britain: Conservatives Have 22 pt Lead

What party would you vote for in the next general election?

	Jul. 23	Jul. 17	Jun 26
Conservative	46%	45%	46%
Labour	24%	24%	25%
Liberal Democrat	18%	16%	18%
Other	10%	15%	9%

Source: Communicate Research / The Independent
Methodology: Interviews with 1,021 British adults, conducted on Jul. 22 and Jul. 23, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Britain: Conservatives Lead by 13

If the general election was tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Jul. 6	Jun. 8	May 4
Conservative	41%	45%	40%
Labour	28%	25%	29%
Liberal Democrats	19%	20%	19%
Other	12%	10%	12%

Source: Populus / The Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,507 British adults, conducted from Jul. 4 to Jul. 6, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

British Want a Government Lead by David Cameron

If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election, a Conservative government led by David Cameron or a Labour government led by Gordon Brown?

	Jun. 2008	Sept. 2007
Conservative government led by David Cameron	54%	32%
Labour government led by Gordon Brown	29%	47%
Don’t know	17%	21%

Who would make the best prime minister?

	Jun. 2008	May 2008
David Cameron	37%	39%
Gordon Brown	18%	17%
Nick Clegg	6%	7%
Don’t know	39%	38%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,163 British voters, conducted from Jun. 23 to Jun. 25, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Conservatives 46, Labour 28

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Jun. 25	Jun. 13	May 29
Conservative	46%	47%	47%
Labour	28%	25%	23%
Liberal Democrats	15%	18%	18%
Other	11%	10%	12%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,163 British voters, conducted from Jun. 23 to Jun. 25, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

British Like Conservatives by 20 pts.

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?

	Jun. 22	Jun. 5	May 18
Conservative	45%	42%	41%
Labour	25%	26%	27%
Liberal Democrat	20%	21%	22%
Other	10%	11%	9%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 British adults, conducted from Jun. 20 to Jun. 22, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Conservatives Lead Labour by 20 pts.

If the general election was tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Jun. 8	May 4	Apr. 17
Conservative	45%	40%	40%
Labour	25%	29%	30%
Liberal Democrats	20%	19%	19%
Other	10%	12%	11%

Source: Populus / The Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,508 British adults, conducted from Jun. 6 to Jun. 8, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Conservatives 44, Labour 30

What party would you vote for in the next general election?

	May 2008	Apr. 2008	Mar. 2008
Conservative	44%	40%	38%
Labour	30%	26%	31%
Liberal Democrat	16%	20%	17%
Other	10%	14%	14%

Source: Communicate Research / The Independent
Methodology: Interviews with 1,006 British adults, conducted from May 30 to Jun. 1, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

UK: Conservatives 47, Labour 23

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	May 29	May 16	May 8
Conservative	47%	45%	49%
Labour	23%	25%	23%
Liberal Democrats	18%	18%	17%
Other	12%	12%	11%

Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,241 British voters, conducted from May 27 to May 29, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Conservatives Continue to Gain Strength

If there were to be a general election tomorrow, which party do you think you would vote for?

	May 18	Apr. 24	Apr. 3
Conservative	41%	39%	43%
Labour	27%	29%	32%
Liberal Democrat	22%	20%	18%
Other	9%	12%	7%

Source: ICM Research / The Guardian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,008 British adults, conducted from May 16 to May 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

UK: Conservatives Win Local Elections in Landslide; London Goes Tory Too

Canada: Conservatives Lead by 10

If a federal election were held tomorrow, which one of the following parties would you be most likely to support in your constituency?

	Mar. 28	Mar. 2	Feb. 2008	Dec. 2007
Conservative	36%	34%	34%	33%
Liberal	26%	28%	31%	28%
New Democratic Party	18%	18%	17%	17%
Bloc Québécois	9%	10%	9%	10%
Green	9%	9%	8%	10%
Other	1%	1%	1%	2%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,007 Canadian adults, conducted on Mar. 27 and Mar. 28, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

UK: Conservatives 43, Labour 27

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Mar. 14	Feb. 27	Feb. 15
Conservative	43%	40%	41%
Labour	27%	33%	32%
Liberal Democrats	16%	16%	16%
Other	13%	11%	11%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,311 British adults, conducted on Mar. 13 and Mar. 14, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Italy: Conservatives Hold Small Lead

If the election were held today, which party would you vote for?

Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL)	37.9%
Democratic Party (PD)	33.2%
Left Rainbow (SA)	7.7%
Union of the Centre	6.1%
Northern League (LN)	5.6%
Italy of Values (Lista di Pietro)	3.7%
The Right (La Destra)	2.0%
Socialist Party (PS)	1.4%
Movement for Autonomy (MPA)	0.4%
Other parties	2.0%

Source: Dinamiche
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted from Mar. 7 to Mar. 11, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Germany: Conservatives Extend Lead

What party would you support in Germany’s next federal election?

	Mar. 7	Feb. 15	Feb. 1
Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) / Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU)	38%	35%	35%
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	23%	29%	27%
Left Party (Linke)	14%	13%	14%
Green Party (Grune)	11%	9%	10%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	10%	9%	11%

Source: Forsa / Stern / RTL
Methodology: Interviews with 2,501 German adults, conducted from Mar. 3 to Mar. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

UK: Conservatives Lead by 7

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Feb. 27	Feb. 15	Jan. 11
Conservative	40%	41%	43%
Labour	33%	32%	33%
Liberal Democrats	16%	16%	14%
Other	11%	11%	10%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,011 British adults, conducted from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27, 2008. No margin of error was provided.