Polls
October 26, 2016 (Montréal, QC) – An analysis of the 2016 Civic Election Results shows that Mainstreet Research is Saskatoon and Regina’s most accurate pollster.
“We are very pleased to announce that our polling performed very well,” said David Valentin, Executive Vice-President of Mainstreet Research. “In fact, when we drill down into the numbers from the final poll for the mayoral election we found that our Mainstreet/Postmedia poll was the most accurate poll of the race. We were able to capture the shifting momentum that saw Kelley Moore drop in the polls while Charlie Clark rapidly climbed. Clearly that momentum continued in the days since the poll was taken.”
The Mainstreet Poll predicted Don Atchison would notch 38%, Charlie Clark 33%, Kelley Moore 25% and Devon Hein 4%. Every number was within the margin of error except Clark’s.
“It was a very exciting race and we’re happy to show Saskatonians that polling can be accurate. Certainly, there are limitations, but IVR polling performed well this election.”
Mainstreet’s final poll for Regina was also found to be remarkably accurate with every number within the margin of error with 29/36 polls reporting.
“Though the race in Regina was not as exciting, we conducted two polls and the final poll we conducted in the election got every number within the margin of error,” continued Valentin. “We are still awaiting final results from Regina Elections but with most polls reporting, it’s clear our polling painted an accurate portrait of public opinion in Regina’s civic election,” he finished.
About Mainstreet Research
Mainstreet is a national public research firm. With 20 years of political experience at all three levels of government, President and CEO Quito Maggi is a respected commentator on Canadian public affairs.
Differentiated by its large sample sizes, Mainstreet Research has provided accurate snapshots of public opinion, having predicted a majority NDP government in Alberta, a majority Liberal government in British Columbia and a majority Liberal government in Ontario. Mainstreet has been the most accurate polling firm in several by elections and the most recent Toronto mayoral election. Most recently, Mainstreet was the only polling firm to correctly predict a Liberal majority government in the 2015 federal election.
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