The latest LucidTalk poll (which has been very accurate in its calling of Assembly and Westminster elections in the past few years) makes interesting reading, particularly now, with the parties trying to reach a deal. The figures suggest that the DUP and Sinn Féin would win around 66 per cent of the vote (35 per cent and 31 per cent respectively), which probably means about 59/60 seats between them. Both the SDLP and UUP are polling below 10 per cent, meaning they’ll probably lose seats. But, as Bill White (MD of LucidTalk) notes, “The SDLP have structurally safer seats under the PR system used for Assembly elections. The UUP don’t have these type of safe seats because most of their MLAs got
NI OPINION PANEL 'TRACKER' POLL (SEPTEMBER 2017) LucidTalk run, and have been running, regular Northern Ireland (NI) Opinion Panel 'Tracker Polls' every 2-3 months to constantly gauge and estimate NI public opinion on a wide range of issues e.g. politics, business, consumer, lifestyle etc. Here we present the report from our September 2017 NI-Wide Opinion Panel Tracker Poll - this poll-project aimed to research NI representative opinions and views covering a range of issues including: Political Party preference, Irish Language Act, Same-Sex marriage in NI, Stormont institutions, and MLA salaries. The polls are regular 'Tracker' polls of the established LT Northern Ireland Opinion Panel (now
LT was on U105 Radio this morning discussing the first set of results from our September with show host FRANK MITCHELL. This first set of results covered: Party Political Strength, Irish Language Act, and Same-Sex Marriage. here is an 'audiocast' of the interview: U105 - INTERVIEW WITH BILL WHITE, LT RE. LATEST POLL RESULTS
