Opinion polling for the 2011 Irish general election

This table lists opinion polls and results of elections between the Irish general elections of 2007 and 2011.

Graphical summary

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4-point average trend line of poll results from 23 September 2007 to 26 February 2011, with each line corresponding to a political party.
  Others

The chart shows the relative state of the parties from September 2007 to the February 2011 election.

Polls

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Date Source Polling Agency Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party Green Party Sinn Féin Ind./Others
25 February 2011 General election N/A 17.4% 36.1% 19.4% 1.8% 9.9% 15.4%
26 February 2011 RTÉ exit poll[1] Millward Brown Lansdowne 15.1% 36.1% 20.5% 2.7% 10.1% 15.5%
23 February 2011 Paddy Power[2] RED C 16% 40% 18% 3% 10% 14%
23 February 2011 Irish Independent[3] Millward Brown Lansdowne 14% 38% 20% 1% 11% 16%
21 February 2011 The Irish Times[4] Ipsos MRBI 16% 37% 19% 2% 11% 15%
20 February 2011 The Sunday Business Post[5] RED C 16% 39% 17% 2% 12% 14%
20 February 2011 Sunday Independent[5] Millward Brown Lansdowne 16% 37% 20% 1% 12% 14%
17 February 2011 Irish Daily Star[6] OI Research 17% 39% 18% 2% 10% 14%
16 February 2011 Irish Independent[7] Millward Brown Lansdowne 12% 38% 23% 1% 10% 16%
13 February 2011 The Sunday Business Post[8] RED C 15% 38% 20% 3% 10% 14%
6 February 2011 The Sunday Business Post.[9] RED C 17% 35% 22% 2% 13% 11%
3 February 2011 The Irish Times[10] Ipsos MRBI 15% 33% 24% 1% 12% 15%
2 February 2011 Paddy Power[10] RED C 18% 37% 19% 2% 12% 11%
2 February 2011 Irish Independent[11] Millward Brown Lansdowne 16% 30% 24% 1% 13% 15%
30 January 2011 The Sunday Business Post[12] RED C 16% 33% 21% 2% 13% 15%
30 January 2011 Sunday Independent[12] Millward Brown Lansdowne 16% 34% 24% 1% 10% 15%
7 January 2011 Paddy Power[13] RED C 14% 35% 21% 4% 14% 12%
19 December 2010 The Sunday Business Post[14] RED C 17% 34% 23% 2% 14% 10%
16 December 2010 The Irish Times[15] Ipsos MRBI 17% 30% 25% 2% 15% 11%
3 December 2010 The Irish Sun[16] RED C 13% 32% 24% 3% 16% 11%
21 November 2010 The Sunday Business Post[17] RED C 17% 31% 27% 3% 11% 8%
24 October 2010 The Sunday Business Post[18] RED C 18% 32% 27% 4% 9% 10%
30 September 2010 The Irish Times[19] Ipsos MRBI 24% 24% 33% 2% 8% 9%
26 September 2010 The Sunday Business Post[20] RED C 24% 31% 23% 3% 10% 9%
23 September 2010 TV3 News[21] Millward Brown Lansdowne 22% 30% 35% 2% 4% 8%
27 June 2010 The Sunday Business Post[22] RED C 24% 33% 27% 2% 8% 6%
11 June 2010 The Irish Times[23] Ipsos MRBI 17% 28% 32% 3% 9% 11%
30 May 2010 The Sunday Business Post[24] RED C 24% 30% 22% 5% 10% 9%
2 May 2010 The Sunday Business Post[25] RED C 23% 33% 24% 6% 6% 8%
28 March 2010 The Sunday Business Post[26] RED C 24% 35% 17% 5% 10% 9%
28 February 2010 The Sunday Business Post[27] RED C 27% 34% 17% 5% 9% 8%
13 February 2010 Irish Independent[28] Millward Brown IMS 27% 34% 19% 2% 8% 10%
31 January 2010 The Sunday Business Post[29] RED C 27% 34% 17% 5% 8% 9%
22 January 2010 The Irish Times[30] Ipsos MRBI 22% 32% 24% 3% 8% 11%
22 November 2009 The Sunday Business Post[31] RED C 23% 36% 17% 5% 10% 9%
25 October 2009 The Sunday Business Post[32] RED C 25% 35% 19% 3% 9% 9%
27 September 2009 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 24% 35% 18% 4% 8% 11%
26 September 2009 The Irish Times[34] TNS-MRBI 20% 31% 25% 4% 9% 11%
13 September 2009 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 24% 33% 19% 5% 8% 11%
3 September 2009 The Irish Times[35] TNS-MRBI 17% 34% 24% 3% 10% 12%
5 June 2009 European election N/A 24.1% 29.1% 13.9% 1.9% 11.2% 19.7%
5 June 2009 Local elections N/A 25.4% 32.2% 14.7% 2.3% 7.4% 18.0%
31 May 2009 The Sunday Business Post[36] RED C 21% 34% 18% 4% 10% 13%
29 May 2009 The Irish Times[37] TNS-MRBI 20% 36% 23% 3% 8% 10%
17 May 2009 The Sunday Business Post[38] RED C 24% 34% 18% 5% 7% 12%
15 May 2009 The Irish Times[39] TNS-MRBI 21% 38% 20% 3% 9% 10%
26 April 2009 The Sunday Business Post[40] RED C 23% 33% 19% 7% 8% 10%
29 March 2009 The Sunday Business Post[41] RED C 28% 31% 17% 7% 7% 10%
1 March 2009 The Sunday Business Post[42] RED C 23% 30% 22% 6% 11% 8%
27 February 2009 Irish Independent[43] Millward Brown IMS 25% 30% 22% 5% 7% 10%
13 February 2009 The Irish Times[44] TNS-MRBI 22% 32% 24% 4% 9% 9%
1 February 2009 The Sunday Business Post[45] RED C 28% 33% 14% 8% 9% 8%
23 November 2008 The Sunday Business Post[46] RED C 30% 35% 14% 5% 8% 8%
14 November 2008 The Irish Times[47] TNS-MRBI 27% 34% 14% 4% 8% 13%
26 October 2008 The Sunday Business Post[48] RED C 26% 33% 15% 6% 10% 10% (PDs 2%)
21 September 2008 The Sunday Business Post[49] RED C 36% 28% 9% 7% 9% 11% (PDs 3%)
27 July 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 40% 24% 10% 9% 9% 8% (PDs 1%)
22 June 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 40% 25% 10% 7% 10% 8% (PDs 2%)
7 June 2008 The Irish Times[33] TNS-MRBI 42% 23% 15% 5% 8% 7% (PDs 1%)
25 May 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 38% 29% 10% 8% 7% 8% (PDs 2%)
16 May 2008 The Irish Times[33] TNS-MRBI 42% 26% 15% 4% 6% 7% (PDs 1%)
27 April 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 38% 29% 10% 8% 7% 8% (PDs 2%)
30 March 2008 The Sunday Business Post[50] RED C 35% 30% 10% 8% 9% 8% (PDs 1%)
2 March 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 37% 31% 10% 7% 8% 7% (PDs 2%)
27 January 2008 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 36% 32% 10% 7% 9% 6% (PDs 2%)
25 January 2008 The Irish Times[33] TNS-MRBI 34% 31% 12% 6% 8% 9% (PDs 3%)
25 November 2007 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 32% 31% 13% 9% 7% 9% (PDs 2%)
2 November 2007 The Irish Times[33] TNS-MRBI 33% 31% 15% 5% 7% 9% (PDs 2%)
28 October 2007 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 39% 27% 10% 7% 8% 9% (PDs 2%)
23 September 2007 The Sunday Business Post[33] RED C 40% 27% 11% 7% 6% 9% (PDs 3%)
24 May 2007 General election N/A 41.5% 27.3% 10.1% 4.7% 6.9% 9.4% (PDs 2.7%)

References

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