Times Election Poll 1992, Week 5
MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,731 adults aged 18+ at 164 constituency sampling points across Great Britain. Fieldwork was conducted face-to-face, in street, on 7-8 April 1992, and the results published in The Times on 9 April 1992. Data were weighted to match the profile of the population.
Q1 How do you intend to vote in the General Election on Thursday? (If undecided or refused at Q1) Q2 Which party are you most inclined to support?
| All | Certain to vote† | |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | |
| Conservative | 37 | 38 |
| Labour | 39 | 39 |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | 20 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2 | 2 |
| Green Party | * | * |
| Other | * | * |
| (Excludes 10% would not vote, undecided or refused) | ||
Q3 From this card, can you tell me how likely you are to get along to vote on Thursday?
| All | Con | Lab | LD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Certain not to vote | 3 | * | 1 | 1 |
| Not very likely to vote | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quite likely to vote | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Very likely to vote | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Certain to vote | 82 | 89 | 87 | 80 |
| Don't know | 1 | * | * | * |
Q4 Have you definitely decided to vote for the ... party or is there a chance you may change your mind before you vote? Base: All naming a party at Q1/Q2 (1,552)
| All | Con | Lab | LD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Definitely decided | 81 | 86 | 85 | 68 |
| May change mind | 16 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
| Don't know | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Q5 If you do change your mind about voting for the ... party, which party would you vote for instead? Base: All who say they might change their minds (246)
| All | Con | Lab | LD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |
| Conservative | 20 | 0 | 22 | 36 |
| Labour | 22 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| Liberal Democrat | 35 | 59 | 56 | 0 |
| Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| None of these | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Don't know | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
Q6 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister, Mr Major, Mr Kinnock or Mr Ashdown?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Major | 38 |
| Kinnock | 29 |
| Ashdown | 21 |
| Don't know | 12 |
Q7 In the event of a hung parliament, where no party has an overall majority, which of these alternatives would you prefer to see the Liberal Democrat MPs do?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Vote with the Conservative Party to keep them in government | 36 |
| Vote with the Labour Party to put them into government | 38 |
| Abstain from voting | 18 |
| No opinion/don't know | 8 |
Q8 In principle, would you prefer a minority government in which no single party has a majority of seats in the House of Commons, even if this means an early general election, or would you prefer to see a coalition government?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Minority government | 39 |
| Coalition government | 45 |
| Don't know | 15 |
