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Opinion polls published during the 2003 election campaign

Poll Party Labour SNP Tory Lib Dem SSP Greens Canavan Others
Logo labour logo SNP logo conservative logo liberal logo SSP logo Green logo Dennis Canavan Others
Herald (Glasgow) poll, 1033 people aged over 18 across 52 constituencies canvassed by System 3 from 27 th February to 5 th March. Published 7 th March 2003. First vote 34 % 32 % 10 % 14 % 6 % 2 % 1 %
Second vote 27 % 27 % 10 % 15 % 10 % 6 % 4 %
MSPs 48 34 11 21 10 4 1 0

Daily Record poll, 1000 Scottish adults were interviewed by Scottish Opinion over the telephone between 19 th March and 25 th March 2003. Published 26 th March 2003. First vote 39 % 31 % 13 % 12 % 2 % 3 %
Second vote 29 % 36 % 13 % 15 % 4 % 3 %
MSPs 55 38 17 16 1 1 1 0

Herald (Glasgow) poll, 969 people aged over 18 across 51 constituencies canvassed by System 3 from 27 th March to 2 nd April 2003. Published 5 th April 2003. First vote 31 % 31 % 11 % 16 % 6 % 3 % 2 %
Second vote 26 % 29 % 9 % 18 % 8 % 7 % 3 %
MSPs 46 38 ? 23 ? ? 1 0

Sunday Mail poll, 400 Scottish adults were interviewed by Scottish Opinion between 3 rd April 2003 and 5 th April 2003. Published 6 th April 2003. First vote 37 % 27 % 13 % 15 % 5 % 2 % 1 %
Second vote 26 % 33 % 6 % 23 % 6 % 7 % 1 %
MSPs 55 36 15 19 1 2 1

Times poll, 500 Scottish adults were interviewed by Populus between 10 th April 2003 and 12 th April 2003. Published 15 th April 2003. First vote 41 % 29 % 10 % 11 % 5 % 4 %
Second vote 34 % 31 % 12 % 10 % 7 % 6 %
MSPs 58 38 13 12 6 2

Herald (Glasgow) poll, 2,123 adults across all 73 constituencies canvassed by System 3 from 11 th April 2003 to 15 th April 2003. Published 17 th April 2003. First vote 39 % 26 % 13 % 12 % 4 % 3 % 2 %
Second vote 30 % 27 % 11 % 14 % 6 % 7 % 4 %
MSPs 56 34 12 19 3 4 1 0

Sunday Mail poll, ? Scottish adults were interviewed by YouGov between ? and ?. Published 20 th April 2003. First vote 35 % 26 % ? % ? % ? % ? % ? %
Second vote 28 % 24 % ? % ? % ? % ? % ? %
MSPs ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Daily Mail poll, 1017 adults aged 18+ were interviewed by Mori by telephone between 25 th and 27 th April. 'Data are weighed to match the profile of the population'. Published 29 th April 2003. First vote 43 % 26 % 12 % 9 % 6 % 1 % 3 %
Second vote 35 % 26 % 10 % 11 % 9 % 6 % 3 %
MSPs 57 33 10 15 9 6 1 0

Herald (Glasgow) poll, 875 people in 49 constituencies canvassed by System 3 from 23 rd April 2003 to 27 th April 2003. Published 29 th April 2003. First vote 38 % 28 % 10 % 14 % 6 % 2 % 1 %
Second vote 28 % 28 % 9 % 14 % 10 % 7 % 5 %
MSPs 52 34 10 19 9 4 1 0

Summary: Predicted number of MSPs 46 - 58 33 - 38 10 - 17 12 - 23 1 - 10 1 - 6 1 0

Regional breakdown of the Herald's System Three Superpoll, 18 th April 2003

Region Party Labour SNP Tory Lib Dem SSP Greens Canavan Others
Logo labour logo SNP logo conservative logo liberal logo SSP logo Green logo Dennis Canavan Others
Central Scotland First vote 52 % 20 % 14 % 5 % 3 % 1 % 4 %
Second vote 41 % 23 % 9 % 7 % 5 % 7 % 7 %
MSPs 9 (9+0) 4 (0+4) 1 (0+1) 1 (0+1) 0 1 (0+1) 1 (1+0) 0

Glasgow First vote 45 % 25 % 7 % 11 % 6 % 3 % 2 %
Second vote 30 % 27 % 5 % 12 % 12 % 9 % 5 %
MSPs 10 (10+0) 4 (0+4) 0 1 (0+1) 1 (0+1) 1 (0+1) 0 0

Highlands & Islands First vote 22 % 26 % 18 % 24 % 4 % 3 % 2 %
Second vote 21 % 27 % 18 % 22 % 6 % 3 % 3 %
MSPs 3 (1+2) 4 (2+2) 3 (0+3) 5 (5+0) 0 0 0 0

Lothians First vote 40 % 30 % 11 % 11 % 3 % 4 % 3 %
Second vote 30 % 27 % 10 % 13 % 5 % 12 % 3 %
MSPs 8 (8+0) 4 (0+4) 1 (0+1) 2 (1+1) 0 1 (0+1) 0 0

Mid Scotland & Fife First vote 33 % 29 % 14 % 16 % 3 % 2 % 3 %
Second vote 27 % 31 % 17 % 12 % 5 % 5 % 3 %
MSPs 6 (6+0) 5 (2+3) 3 (0+3) 2 (1+1) 0 0 0 0

North East Scotland First vote 31 % 32 % 12 % 15 % 5 % 3 % 2 %
Second vote 24 % 31 % 9 % 18 % 6 % 6 % 5 %
MSPs 5 (3+2) 7 (4+3) 1 (0+1) 3 (2+1) 0 0 0 0

South of Scotland First vote 39 % 22 % 20 % 11 % 4 % 3 % 1 %
Second vote 32 % 24 % 18 % 13 % 5 % 4 % 3 %
MSPs 6 (5+1) 4 (1+3) 3 (1+2) 2 (2+0) 1 (0+1) 0 0 0

West of Scotland First vote 41 % 25 % 13 % 10 % 6 % 3 % 3 %
Second vote 28 % 29 % 12 % 16 % 5 % 6 % 4 %
MSPs 9 (9+0) 4 (0+4) 1 (0+1) 2 (0+2) 0 0 0 0

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