Brown vs. Cameron Poll

Best party leader

Topline Results

  • MORI interviewed 1,000 British adults, aged 18+ by telephone between 9-12 December 2005
  • Data are weighted to reflect the national population profile
  • An (*) indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
  • Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers

Voting -- all absolutely certain to vote (53% electorate)

QA1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? Would you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1 QA2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: 540 British adults 18+

  %
Conservative 40
Labour 31
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) 21
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 4
Green Party 3
UK Independence Party 1
Other *
 
Lab lead (177%) -9
 
Would not vote 1
Undecided 5
Refused 4

Voting -- all

QB1 How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow? Would you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party? IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSED AT Q1 QB2 Which party are you most inclined to support? Base: 1,000 British adults 18+

  %
Conservative 37
Labour 35
Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem) 20
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist 3
Green Party 4
UK Independence Party 1
Other *
 
Lab lead (177%) -2
 
Would not vote 13
Undecided 7
Refused 3

QC And how likely would you be to vote in the General Election, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you would be absolutely certain to vote, and 1 means that you would be absolutely certain not to vote? Base: 1,000 British adults 18+

  %
10 -- absolutely certain to vote 53
9 6
8 9
7 4
6 3
5 7
4 3
3 2
2 1
1 -- absolutely certain not to vote 11
Don't know 1
Refused *

Q1 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister -- Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Charles Kennedy?

  %
Gordon Brown 31
David Cameron 27
Charles Kennedy 13
None 11
Don't know 18

Q2-5 Which of the three, Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Charles Kennedy, do you think would be best at ...

  Understanding world problems Understanding Britain's problems Representing Britain in Europe Handling Britain's economy
  % % % %
Gordon Brown 31 30 32 48
David Cameron 21 27 25 18
Charles Kennedy 18 18 16 8
Other 3 2 2 2
None 5 5 4 4
Don't know 22 18 21 20

Q6 Which political party do you think has the best team of leaders to deal with the country's problems?

  %
Conservatives 24
Labour 36
Liberal Democrats 10
Other 4
None 8
Don't know 19

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