Our latest poll finds that support for Scotland remaining part of the UK has increased to its highest level since August 2011

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Scottish Public Opinion Monitor
May 2013

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Scottish Parliament voting

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Q. If there were elections to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, how would you use
your first vote?
35%
36%
15%
7%
7% SNP
Labour
Others
37%
34%
15%
7%
7% SNP
Labour
Others
All giving a voting
intention (87%)
All who are certain to
vote & give a voting
intention (61%)
Base: All giving a voting intention (869); all certain to vote & giving a voting intention (611). Data collected among 1,001 Scottish adults 18+, 29 April-5 May 2013
Cons.
Lib Dem
Cons.
Lib Dem
Labour lead over SNP = +1% SNP lead over Labour = +3%
Voting intention Scottish Parliament elections

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Q. If there were elections to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, how would you use
your first vote?
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Labour SNP Conservative Liberal Democrats Other
37%
34%
15%
7%
7%
Scottish Parliament Election
Result
Base: All certain to vote. Data collected among c1,000 Scottish adults.
Voting intention for Scottish Parliament elections - trend

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hereTechnical details
• This presents the topline results from Scotland
• Results are based on a survey of 1,001 respondents
conducted by telephone
• Fieldwork dates: 29th April – 5th May 2013
• Data are weight by: age, sex and working status using
census data; tenure using SHS data; and public-private
sector employment using Scottish Government Quarterly
Public Sector Employment series data
• Where results do not sum to 100%, this may be due to
computer rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of
“don’t know” categories
• Results are based on all respondents (1,001) unless
otherwise stated

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