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

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

  Fianna Fáil

  Fine Gael

  Labour Party

  Green Party

  Sinn Féin

  Others

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

Polls

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%)