General Election Opinion Poll

November 2019 Methodology and Weighting

/ RED C interviewed a random sample of 1000 adults aged 18+ by telephone between the 14th – 21st November 2019. / A random digit dial (RDD) method is used to ensure a random selection process of households to be included – this also ensures that ex-directory households are covered. / Half of the sample are interviewed using an RDD landline sample, with the other half conducted using an RDD mobile phone sample, this ensures 98% coverage of the population reaching landline only households, mobile only households and those with both a landline and a mobile. / Interviews were conducted across the country and the results weighted to the profile of all adults. A further past vote weighting is included that takes the recall for how people voted in the last election, compares this to the actual results and weights the data between the two. / Vote intention results are weighted based on turnout, including both how likely each respondent is to actually go and vote on a 10 point scale, where 1 is not at all likely and 10 is very likely, as well as whether or not they voted in the last general election. / In all respects the poll was completed to the opinion polling guidelines set out by both ESOMAR and AIMRO.

2 General Election First Preference Vote Intention – 24th November 2019 If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted) (Base: All adults 18+ who will vote) 30% -2 Ind. Alliance 4% = Fianna Fáil 24% = Sinn Féin 11% = Green 7% = Labour 6% +2 Ind. Candidates Social Solidarity- Democrats Aontú PBP Other Unsure Voters 2% = 1% = 2% +1 1% = 14% 12% -1

4 May Oct First Preference Vote Intention – November ‘19 19th 27th If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted) 2016 Nov Election 24th (Base: All adults 18+ who will vote) Sept

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Fine Fianna Sinn Ind. Ind. Solidarity Social Gael Fáil Féin Candidate Labour Alliance -PBP Democrats Green Renua Aontú 30% 24% 11% 12% 6% 4% 2% 2% 7% <1% 1%

Other Parties: 1%

5 Party Preference X Demographics If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted)

Gender Age Social Class Region Rest of Conn/ Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE F Dublin Leinster Munster Ulster

Fianna Fáil 24% 27% 21% 17% 24% 28% 20% 25% 37% 12% 28% 31% 27%

Fine Gael 30% 27% 32% 12% 27% 40% 29% 28% 40% 29% 27% 30% 34%

Labour 6% 5% 7% 2% 7% 8% 8% 5% 2% 9% 7% 5% 3%

Sinn Fein 11% 12% 10% 22% 13% 4% 7% 15% 6% 11% 16% 7% 11%

The 7% 5% 9% 17% 6% 3% 11% 5% 0 11% 3% 8% 5%

Independent Alliance Candidate 4% 5% 3% 7% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% 6%

Solidarity - 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 1% 0 2% 2% 1% <1%

Other Independent Candidate 12% 12% 12% 16% 14% 9% 11% 13% 11% 13% 9% 14% 11%

Renua <1% <1% 0 <1% <1% 0 <1% <1% 0 <1% 0 0 1%

Social Democrats 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 0 6% 1% <1% 0

Aontú 1% 2% 1% 0 <1% 3% 3% 0 0 1% 4% 0 <1%

Other Party 1% 2% 1% 4% 0 <1% 1% 2% 0 2% <1% 0 2%

6 First Preference Vote Intention – Since GE 2016 If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted) (Base: All adults 18+ who will vote )

35% Confidence and supply agreement becomes leader of reached FG and Taoiseach 30% 30%

Fine Gael 25% Fianna Fáil 24%

20%

Sinn Féin 15% Independent

Labour 12%

Ind Alliance 10% 11% Solidarity-PBP 7% Green Party 6% 5% Social Democrats 4% Renua 2% Aontú 1% 0%

Other

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7 First Preference Vote Intention – 2012-2019 If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted) (Base: All adults 18+ who will vote )

40%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 35% Fine Gael

30% 30%

25% Labour 24% Fianna Fáil

20% Sinn Féin

Independent 15% Solidarity-PBP 12% Ind Alliance 10% 11% Green Party 7% Social Democrats 6% 5% Renua 4% 2% Aontú 0% 1% Other

Note; From GE 2016 Onwards, ‘Independents/Others’ split out to show Solidarity-PBP, Social Democrats & Renua separately 8 First Preference Vote Intention – 2009 to 2019 If the general election was tomorrow which party or independent candidate do you think you would give your first preference vote to? (Past vote weighted) (Base: All adults 18+ who will vote )

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 45%

Fianna Fáil 40%

35% 30% 30%

Fine Gael 25% Labour 24%

Independent 20% Sinn Féin

Ind Alliance 15% 12% Solidarity-PBP 11% Green Party 10% 7% Social Democrats 6% Renua 5% 4% Aontú 2% 0% Other 1%

Note; From GE 2016 Onwards, ‘Independents/Others’ split out to show Solidarity-PBP, Social Democrats & Renua separately 9 Household Broadcasting Charge Voters split on Household Broadcast Charge – but Marginally Oppose Q5. The Household Broadcasting Charge has been proposed as a replacement for the TV licence. It will mean that households with ANY device that can access TV or video content in any way will have to pay the charge, rather than just those with TV’s. This would help provide better funding of public service broadcasting, and help reduce RTE’s current financial difficulties. Would you support or oppose the introduction of the Household Broadcasting Charge? (Base: All Irish Adults aged 18+ - 1000) Would you support or oppose the introduction of the Household Broadcasting Charge?

54% Oppose

11 Household Broadcasting Charge Q5. Would you support or oppose the introduction of the Household Broadcasting Charge? (Base: All Irish Adults aged 18+ - 1000)

Support Oppose

Total 46% 54% Gender Male 42% 58% OPPOSE Female 50% 50% Age 18-34 33% 67% 54% 35-54 49% 51% 55+ 54% 46% Social Class ABC1 50% 50% C2DE 42% 58% 54% F 54% 46% Region Dublin 47% 53% oppose Rest of Leinster 45% 55% 46% Munster 50% 50% Ulster/ Connacht 43% 57% Party Preference Fianna Fáil 44% 56% SUPPORT Fine Gael 61% 39% Sinn Féin 29% 71% Green Party 48% 52% Independent Candidate 38% 62% xxx

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