New Zealand: Conservative National Party Holds 21pt Lead

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

	Sept. 2009	Jul. 2009	Apr. 2009
National	54%	56%	57%
Labour	33%	31%	31%
Green	4%	7%	7%
Maori Party	3%	3%	2%
ACT	3%	1%	2%
New Zealand First	2%	2%	1%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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New Zealand: National Party Continues to Hold Large Lead

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Sept. 13	Aug. 30	Aug. 16
National	51.5%	56.5%	53.5%
Labour	33.5%	29.5%	32.5%
Greens	7.5%	8%	8.5%
Maori Party	2.5%	1.5%	2%
New Zealand First	2.5%	1.5%	2%
ACT	2%	1%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	--
United Future	--	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 854 New Zealand voters, conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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Great Britain: Conservatives Keep Large Lead Over Labour

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

	Sept. 11	Aug. 14	Jul. 17
Conservative	41%	42%	42%
Labour	27%	28%	25%
Liberal Democrats	17%	18%	18%
Other	15%	13%	15%

Source: YouGov

Methodology: Online interviews with 2,009 British voters, conducted on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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United Kingdom: Conservatives Continue to Hold Strong Lead

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

	Aug. 28	Aug. 14	Jul. 17
Conservative	42%	42%	42%
Labour	28%	28%	25%
Liberal Democrats	17%	18%	18%
Other	13%	13%	15%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,996 British voters, conducted on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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British Want Televised Election Debates

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Do you support or oppose holding a televised debate featuring the leaders of the three main parties—Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats—before the next general election?

Support	76%
Oppose	12%
Not sure	13%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,003 British adults, conducted from Sept. 2 to Sept. 4, 2009. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.

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New Zealand: National Party Leads Labour by Large Margin

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

	Jul. 2009	Apr. 2009	Feb. 2009
National	56%	57%	56%
Labour	31%	31%	28%
Green	7%	7%	6%
Maori Party	3%	2%	3%
New Zealand First	2%	1%	1%
ACT	1%	2%	3%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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National (Conservative) Party Pads Lead in New Zealand

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Feb. 1	Dec. 14
National	48%	47%
Labour	31%	31.5%
Greens	9%	9.5%
ACT	3.5%	4%
Maori Party	3.5%	2%
New Zealand First	3%	3%
United Future	1%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 982 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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.

Israel: Likud Leads Kadima, Labour 3rd

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Jan. 29	Jan. 22	Jan. 15
Likud (Consolidation)	28	28	28
Kadima (Forward)	23	24	26
Labour	17	16	17
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	16	16	14
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	10	9	9
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	6	6	5
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	5	6	5
Jewish Home (Habayit Hayehudi)	4	4	3
National Union (HaIhud HaLeumi)	3	2	3
Arab parties	8	9	10

Source: Teleseker / Maariv
Methodology: Interviews with 600 Israeli adults, conducted on Jan. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

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.

Israel: Likud Increases Lead Over Kadima

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Jan. 18	Jan. 13	Jan. 6
Likud (Consolidation)	31	28	32
Kadima (Forward)	23	26	25
Labour	15	16	17
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	13	14	10
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	12	10	10
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	6	6	6
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	5	5	5
Jewish Home (Habayit Hayehudi)	3	3	4
National Union (HaIhud HaLeumi)	1	2	2
Green Party (Yerukim)	1	--	--
Retired People’s Party (Gil)	1	--	--

Source: Maagar Mochot / Channel 2
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 512 Israeli adults, conducted on Jan. 18, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Israel: Likud and Kadima Tied

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Jan. 1	Dec. 10	Oct. 26
Likud (Consolidation)	28	35	29
Kadima (Forward)	28	21	31
Labour	16	15	11
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	12	11	11
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	11	12	8
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	6	6	5
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	5	7	4
Jewish Home (National Union and NRP)	4	4	7
Green Party (Yerukim)	--	--	3
Arab parties	10	10	11

Source: Teleseker / Maariv
Methodology: Interviews with 800 Israeli adults, conducted on Jan. 1, 2009. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

Israel: Likud Leads Kadima, Labour Gains Momentum

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Dec. 31	Nov. 18
Likud (Consolidation)	32	34
Kadima (Forward)	27	28
Labour	16	10
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	11	10
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	9	10
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	7	7
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	5	6
Jewish Home (National Union and NRP)	3	4
Arab parties	10	11

Source: Dialog / Haaretz
Methodology: Interviews with 472 Israeli adults, conducted on Dec. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

UK: Conservatives Lead by 7

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

	Dec. 18	Dec. 12	Nov. 25
Conservative	42%	41%	40%
Labour	35%	35%	36%
Liberal Democrats	14%	15%	14%
Other	9%	10%	10%

Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,241 British voters, conducted from Dec. 16 to Dec. 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Britain: Conservatives Lead by 11

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

	Nov. 28	Nov. 16	Oct. 2008
Conservative	43%	40%	45%
Labour	32%	37%	30%
Liberal Democrats	15%	12%	14%
Other	10%	11%	11%

Source: Ipsos MORI / The Observer
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 British adults, conducted on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Britain: Conservatives Lead by 11

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

	Nov. 20	Nov. 6	Oct. 19
Conservative	42%	43%	42%
Labour	31%	30%	30%
Liberal Democrat	19%	18%	21%
Other	8%	9%	7%

Source: ICM Research / Sunday Mirror
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,010 British adults, conducted on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Israel: Likud, Kadima Continue to Lead the Field

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008
Likud (Consolidation)	32	26
Kadima (Forward)	26	29
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	11	11
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	9	9
Labour	8	11
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	7	6
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	7	7
Jewish Home (National Union and NRP)	6	7
Green Party (Yerukim)	3	2
Gil (Retired People’s Party)	--	2
Arab parties	11	10

Source: Dahaf Institute / Yediot Ahronot
Methodology: Interviews with 500 Israeli adults, conducted on Nov. 19, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Israel: Likud Leads, Labour Plummets to Tie With Shas

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

Likud (Consolidation)	34
Kadima (Forward)	28
Labour	10
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	10
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	10
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	7
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	6
Jewish Home (National Union and NRP)	4
Arab parties	11

Source: Dialog / Haaretz
Methodology: Interviews with 488 Israeli adults, conducted on Nov. 18, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

Israel: Likud & Kadima Top Parties, Labour Marginalized

Prospective results of a Knesset election
(Results presented in seats)

	Oct. 2008	Mar. 2008	Nov. 2007
Likud (Consolidation)	25	26	31
Kadima (Forward)	22	16	13
Labour	16	19	20
Israel Our Home (Yisrael Beiteinu)	10	11	9
International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (Shas)	11	11	10
National Union (Ikhud) and Mafdal (National Religious Party)	7	8	9
Yahadut Hatorah (United Torah Judaism)	6	6	7
Vitality-Together (Meretz-Yachad)	5	6	7
Green Party (Yerukim)	2	4	--
Gil (Retired People’s Party)	1	--	--
Arab Parties	9	10	10
Social Justice (Tzedek Hevrati	--	3	4

Source: Shvakim Panorama / Israel Radio
Methodology: Interviews with 510 Israeli adults, conducted on Oct. 29, 2008. 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.