According to the latest Market Research-Don Anderson poll, the opposition People’s National Party has taken a three-point lead over the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party.
The poll, seeking to determine voting intentions for the September 3 parliamentary general election, conducted from August 22-26, shows the PNP with 37.6 per cent support and the JLP, 34.5 per cent, a lead of 3.1 per cent for the PNP. This is just outside the 3% plus/minus margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
The poll, commissioned by the RJRGLEANER Group, also found that 23.1 per cent of the electorate remained undecided about which party to vote for, while 4.8% remained resolute that they would not be voting.
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Q2. Which of the main political parties do you intend to vote for or are more likely to vote for? |
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C1b. Gender: |
C1a. Age Group |
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Female |
Male |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
Total |
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% |
% |
% |
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% |
% |
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% |
% |
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JLP |
38.7% |
31.1% |
31.2% |
33.8% |
40.8% |
36.3% |
29.9% |
30.9% |
34.5% |
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PNP |
32.4% |
43.0% |
24.9% |
41.3% |
32.3% |
34.5% |
44.5% |
40.2% |
37.6% |
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None |
3.1% |
0.9% |
25.2% |
4.1% |
2.9% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
5.8% |
4.8% |
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Not sure/Undecided |
25.8% |
25.0% |
18.7% |
20.8% |
24.0% |
24.5% |
20.8% |
24.9% |
23.1% |
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Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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