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Opinion polling for the 1962 Canadian federal election

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This article is about polls leading up to the 1962 Canadian federal election.

During the 24th Parliament of Canada

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PC LPC NDP Other ME Sample
Election 1962 June 18, 1962 37.22 36.97 13.57 12.24
Gallup May 1962 [1] 36 44 10 10
Gallup May 1962 [2] 38 45 9 8
Gallup March 1962 [2] 38 43 11 8
Gallup December 1961 [3] 37 43 12 8
Gallup September 1960 [4] 38 43 12 7
Gallup June 1960 [5] 42 40 11
Gallup May 1960 [5] 48 37 9
Election 1958 March 31, 1958 53.67 33.75 9.50[a] 3.08

Regional polling

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Quebec

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source LPC PC SC NDP Other ME Sample
Election 1962 June 18, 1962 39.2 29.6 26.0 4.4 0.8
Gallup May 1962 [1] 52 25 19
Gallup September 1960 [4] 55 34
Gallup June 1960 [5] 47 41 3
Gallup May 1960 [5] 45 47 3
Election 1958 March 31, 1958 45.6 49.6 0.6 2.3[a] 1.9

Ontario

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source LPC PC NDP Other ME Sample
Election 1962 June 18, 1962 41.0 39.2 19.7 0.1
Gallup May 1962 [1] 48 39 11
Gallup September 1960 [4] 42 44
Gallup June 1960 [5] 40 48 10
Gallup May 1960 [5] 37 54 8
Election 1958 March 31, 1958 32.1 56.4 10.5[a] 1.0

West

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PC LPC NDP Other ME Sample
Gallup September 1960 [4] 34 31
Gallup June 1960 [5] 34 30 23
Gallup May 1960 [5] 40 26 20

Maritimes

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Evolution of voting intentions at national level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source PC LPC NDP Other ME Sample
Gallup September 1960 [4] 49 44
Gallup June 1960 [5] 49 44 4
Gallup May 1960 [5] 51 44 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Indicated Liberal strength". The Ottawa Citizen. June 12, 1962. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b "Poll shows Liberals gain votes". The Ottawa Citizen. May 14, 1962. p. 46.
  3. ^ "Shattering Coyne crisis, war scare top headlines". The Ottawa Citizen. December 22, 1962. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Poll shows Liberals out front". The Ottawa Citizen. September 29, 1960. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Swanson, Frank (July 5, 1960). "Taking Canada's political pulse". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 6.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c As the CCF