Opinion Poll by Behaviour and Attitudes for The Sunday Times, 7 November 2017
Voting Intentions | Seats | Coalitions | Technical Information
Voting Intentions

Confidence Intervals
| Party | Last Result | Poll Result | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 25.5% | 34.3% | 32.3–36.3% | 31.7–36.9% | 31.3–37.4% | 30.3–38.4% |
| Fianna Fáil | 24.3% | 31.3% | 29.3–33.2% | 28.8–33.8% | 28.3–34.3% | 27.4–35.3% |
| Sinn Féin | 13.8% | 14.2% | 12.8–15.7% | 12.4–16.2% | 12.0–16.6% | 11.4–17.3% |
| Independent | 15.9% | 6.9% | 5.9–8.0% | 5.6–8.4% | 5.4–8.7% | 5.0–9.3% |
| Labour Party | 6.6% | 3.1% | 2.4–3.9% | 2.3–4.2% | 2.1–4.4% | 1.9–4.8% |
| Solidarity–People Before Profit | 3.9% | 3.1% | 2.4–3.9% | 2.3–4.2% | 2.1–4.4% | 1.9–4.8% |
| Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.6–2.8% | 1.4–3.0% | 1.3–3.2% | 1.1–3.6% |
| Social Democrats | 3.0% | 1.0% | 0.7–1.6% | 0.6–1.7% | 0.5–1.9% | 0.4–2.2% |
| Independents 4 Change | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6–1.4% | 0.5–1.6% | 0.4–1.7% | 0.3–2.0% |
| Renua Ireland | 2.2% | 0.1% | 0.1–0.6% | 0.1–0.7% | 0.1–0.8% | 0.0–1.0% |
Note: The poll result column reflects the actual value used in the calculations. Published results may vary slightly, and in addition be rounded to fewer digits.
Seats


Confidence Intervals
| Party | Last Result | Median | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 49 | 69 | 63–70 | 63–71 | 62–71 | 59–73 |
| Fianna Fáil | 44 | 56 | 55–57 | 54–59 | 54–59 | 53–60 |
| Sinn Féin | 23 | 24 | 21–29 | 20–30 | 19–31 | 19–32 |
| Independent | 19 | 4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 |
| Labour Party | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Solidarity–People Before Profit | 6 | 4 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 1–6 |
| Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Social Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| Independents 4 Change | 4 | 2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| Renua Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fine Gael
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Fine Gael page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0% | 100% | |
| 51 | 0% | 100% | |
| 52 | 0% | 100% | |
| 53 | 0% | 100% | |
| 54 | 0% | 100% | |
| 55 | 0% | 100% | |
| 56 | 0% | 100% | |
| 57 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 59 | 0.5% | 99.8% | |
| 60 | 0.8% | 99.2% | |
| 61 | 0.9% | 98% | |
| 62 | 2% | 98% | |
| 63 | 6% | 95% | |
| 64 | 7% | 89% | |
| 65 | 5% | 82% | |
| 66 | 4% | 76% | |
| 67 | 12% | 72% | |
| 68 | 8% | 60% | |
| 69 | 20% | 52% | Median |
| 70 | 25% | 32% | |
| 71 | 6% | 7% | |
| 72 | 0.8% | 2% | |
| 73 | 0.5% | 0.8% | |
| 74 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 75 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Fianna Fáil page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 45 | 0% | 100% | |
| 46 | 0% | 100% | |
| 47 | 0% | 100% | |
| 48 | 0% | 100% | |
| 49 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 50 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 51 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 52 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.3% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 6% | 99.4% | |
| 55 | 17% | 94% | |
| 56 | 40% | 76% | Median |
| 57 | 28% | 37% | |
| 58 | 2% | 8% | |
| 59 | 5% | 6% | |
| 60 | 0.9% | 1.0% | |
| 61 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 62 | 0% | 0% |
Sinn Féin
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Sinn Féin page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0% | 100% | |
| 19 | 3% | 99.9% | |
| 20 | 7% | 97% | |
| 21 | 5% | 91% | |
| 22 | 5% | 86% | |
| 23 | 21% | 81% | Last Result |
| 24 | 14% | 60% | Median |
| 25 | 4% | 45% | |
| 26 | 8% | 41% | |
| 27 | 18% | 34% | |
| 28 | 1.0% | 16% | |
| 29 | 6% | 15% | |
| 30 | 6% | 9% | |
| 31 | 2% | 4% | |
| 32 | 0.8% | 1.2% | |
| 33 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 34 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 35 | 0% | 0% |
Independent
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Independent page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2% | 100% | |
| 2 | 0.1% | 98% | |
| 3 | 13% | 98% | |
| 4 | 85% | 85% | Median |
| 5 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 7 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 8 | 0% | 0% | |
| 9 | 0% | 0% | |
| 10 | 0% | 0% | |
| 11 | 0% | 0% | |
| 12 | 0% | 0% | |
| 13 | 0% | 0% | |
| 14 | 0% | 0% | |
| 15 | 0% | 0% | |
| 16 | 0% | 0% | |
| 17 | 0% | 0% | |
| 18 | 0% | 0% | |
| 19 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Labour Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Labour Party page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 92% | 100% | Median |
| 1 | 3% | 8% | |
| 2 | 4% | 5% | |
| 3 | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 4 | 0% | 0% | |
| 5 | 0% | 0% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0% | |
| 7 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Solidarity–People Before Profit
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Solidarity–People Before Profit page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.3% | 100% | |
| 1 | 2% | 99.7% | |
| 2 | 0.9% | 98% | |
| 3 | 22% | 97% | |
| 4 | 62% | 74% | Median |
| 5 | 11% | 12% | |
| 6 | 0.9% | 1.1% | Last Result |
| 7 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 8 | 0% | 0% |
Green Party/Comhaontas Glas
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 44% | 100% | |
| 1 | 56% | 56% | Median |
| 2 | 0.2% | 0.2% | Last Result |
| 3 | 0% | 0% |
Social Democrats
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Social Democrats page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 29% | 100% | |
| 1 | 44% | 71% | Median |
| 2 | 20% | 27% | |
| 3 | 1.3% | 7% | Last Result |
| 4 | 6% | 6% | |
| 5 | 0% | 0% |
Independents 4 Change
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Independents 4 Change page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15% | 100% | |
| 1 | 30% | 85% | |
| 2 | 28% | 55% | Median |
| 3 | 7% | 28% | |
| 4 | 21% | 21% | Last Result |
| 5 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 6 | 0% | 0% |
Renua Ireland
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Renua Ireland page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100% | 100% | Last Result, Median |
Coalitions

Confidence Intervals
| Coalition | Last Result | Median | Majority? | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael – Fianna Fáil | 93 | 124 | 100% | 120–126 | 118–127 | 118–129 | 117–129 |
| Fianna Fáil – Sinn Féin | 67 | 81 | 59% | 77–85 | 76–87 | 76–89 | 75–91 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 61 | 70 | 0% | 65–72 | 63–73 | 63–74 | 61–75 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 58 | 69 | 0% | 64–71 | 63–72 | 62–73 | 60–74 |
| Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 51 | 69 | 0% | 64–71 | 63–71 | 62–72 | 60–73 |
| Fine Gael – Labour Party | 56 | 69 | 0% | 63–71 | 63–71 | 62–72 | 59–74 |
| Fine Gael | 49 | 69 | 0% | 63–70 | 63–71 | 62–71 | 59–73 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats | 56 | 58 | 0% | 55–60 | 55–61 | 55–62 | 54–63 |
| Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 46 | 57 | 0% | 55–58 | 54–59 | 54–60 | 53–61 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas | 53 | 57 | 0% | 55–59 | 54–60 | 54–60 | 53–61 |
| Fianna Fáil – Labour Party | 51 | 56 | 0% | 55–58 | 54–59 | 54–60 | 53–60 |
Fine Gael – Fianna Fáil

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 94 | 0% | 100% | |
| 95 | 0% | 100% | |
| 96 | 0% | 100% | |
| 97 | 0% | 100% | |
| 98 | 0% | 100% | |
| 99 | 0% | 100% | |
| 100 | 0% | 100% | |
| 101 | 0% | 100% | |
| 102 | 0% | 100% | |
| 103 | 0% | 100% | |
| 104 | 0% | 100% | |
| 105 | 0% | 100% | |
| 106 | 0% | 100% | |
| 107 | 0% | 100% | |
| 108 | 0% | 100% | |
| 109 | 0% | 100% | |
| 110 | 0% | 100% | |
| 111 | 0% | 100% | |
| 112 | 0% | 100% | |
| 113 | 0% | 100% | |
| 114 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 115 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 116 | 0.3% | 99.8% | |
| 117 | 0.9% | 99.5% | |
| 118 | 5% | 98.6% | |
| 119 | 3% | 93% | |
| 120 | 5% | 91% | |
| 121 | 5% | 86% | |
| 122 | 5% | 81% | |
| 123 | 3% | 76% | |
| 124 | 29% | 72% | |
| 125 | 14% | 43% | Median |
| 126 | 21% | 30% | |
| 127 | 5% | 9% | |
| 128 | 0.9% | 4% | |
| 129 | 3% | 3% | |
| 130 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 131 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Sinn Féin

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 68 | 0% | 100% | |
| 69 | 0% | 100% | |
| 70 | 0% | 100% | |
| 71 | 0% | 100% | |
| 72 | 0% | 100% | |
| 73 | 0% | 100% | |
| 74 | 0% | 100% | |
| 75 | 2% | 100% | |
| 76 | 7% | 98% | |
| 77 | 7% | 91% | |
| 78 | 1.1% | 84% | |
| 79 | 21% | 83% | |
| 80 | 2% | 62% | Median |
| 81 | 15% | 59% | Majority |
| 82 | 21% | 44% | |
| 83 | 7% | 24% | |
| 84 | 4% | 16% | |
| 85 | 2% | 12% | |
| 86 | 0.9% | 10% | |
| 87 | 5% | 9% | |
| 88 | 0.6% | 4% | |
| 89 | 2% | 3% | |
| 90 | 0.8% | 1.4% | |
| 91 | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| 92 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 93 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 94 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 0% | 100% | |
| 60 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 61 | 1.1% | 99.8% | Last Result |
| 62 | 0.4% | 98.7% | |
| 63 | 5% | 98% | |
| 64 | 2% | 93% | |
| 65 | 8% | 91% | |
| 66 | 0.5% | 83% | |
| 67 | 2% | 83% | |
| 68 | 2% | 80% | |
| 69 | 20% | 78% | |
| 70 | 16% | 57% | |
| 71 | 9% | 41% | Median |
| 72 | 25% | 32% | |
| 73 | 4% | 7% | |
| 74 | 2% | 3% | |
| 75 | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| 76 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 99.9% | Last Result |
| 59 | 0.2% | 99.8% | |
| 60 | 0.8% | 99.6% | |
| 61 | 1.0% | 98.7% | |
| 62 | 0.2% | 98% | |
| 63 | 7% | 97% | |
| 64 | 7% | 90% | |
| 65 | 0.8% | 83% | |
| 66 | 7% | 82% | |
| 67 | 3% | 75% | |
| 68 | 17% | 72% | |
| 69 | 15% | 56% | |
| 70 | 11% | 41% | Median |
| 71 | 23% | 30% | |
| 72 | 3% | 7% | |
| 73 | 3% | 3% | |
| 74 | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
| 75 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 52 | 0% | 100% | |
| 53 | 0% | 100% | |
| 54 | 0% | 100% | |
| 55 | 0% | 100% | |
| 56 | 0% | 100% | |
| 57 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 59 | 0.2% | 99.8% | |
| 60 | 1.0% | 99.6% | |
| 61 | 1.0% | 98.5% | |
| 62 | 2% | 98% | |
| 63 | 5% | 95% | |
| 64 | 8% | 90% | |
| 65 | 0.6% | 82% | |
| 66 | 6% | 82% | |
| 67 | 3% | 75% | |
| 68 | 17% | 72% | |
| 69 | 15% | 55% | |
| 70 | 12% | 40% | Median |
| 71 | 24% | 28% | |
| 72 | 3% | 4% | |
| 73 | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| 74 | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| 75 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 57 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 59 | 0.5% | 99.8% | |
| 60 | 0.7% | 99.3% | |
| 61 | 1.0% | 98.6% | |
| 62 | 0.2% | 98% | |
| 63 | 8% | 97% | |
| 64 | 6% | 89% | |
| 65 | 6% | 83% | |
| 66 | 5% | 77% | |
| 67 | 12% | 73% | |
| 68 | 8% | 61% | |
| 69 | 19% | 53% | Median |
| 70 | 23% | 33% | |
| 71 | 7% | 11% | |
| 72 | 3% | 4% | |
| 73 | 0.4% | 1.1% | |
| 74 | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
| 75 | 0% | 0% |
Fine Gael

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 50 | 0% | 100% | |
| 51 | 0% | 100% | |
| 52 | 0% | 100% | |
| 53 | 0% | 100% | |
| 54 | 0% | 100% | |
| 55 | 0% | 100% | |
| 56 | 0% | 100% | |
| 57 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 58 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 59 | 0.5% | 99.8% | |
| 60 | 0.8% | 99.2% | |
| 61 | 0.9% | 98% | |
| 62 | 2% | 98% | |
| 63 | 6% | 95% | |
| 64 | 7% | 89% | |
| 65 | 5% | 82% | |
| 66 | 4% | 76% | |
| 67 | 12% | 72% | |
| 68 | 8% | 60% | |
| 69 | 20% | 52% | Median |
| 70 | 25% | 32% | |
| 71 | 6% | 7% | |
| 72 | 0.8% | 2% | |
| 73 | 0.5% | 0.8% | |
| 74 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| 75 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas – Social Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 51 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 52 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.1% | 99.8% | |
| 54 | 0.5% | 99.7% | |
| 55 | 17% | 99.2% | |
| 56 | 7% | 83% | Last Result |
| 57 | 10% | 75% | |
| 58 | 26% | 65% | Median |
| 59 | 12% | 40% | |
| 60 | 22% | 28% | |
| 61 | 1.4% | 6% | |
| 62 | 4% | 5% | |
| 63 | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| 64 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 65 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 47 | 0% | 100% | |
| 48 | 0% | 100% | |
| 49 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 50 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 51 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 52 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.3% | 99.8% | |
| 54 | 6% | 99.4% | |
| 55 | 17% | 94% | |
| 56 | 11% | 77% | |
| 57 | 35% | 65% | Median |
| 58 | 23% | 31% | |
| 59 | 4% | 8% | |
| 60 | 3% | 3% | |
| 61 | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| 62 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 63 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party – Green Party/Comhaontas Glas

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 50 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 51 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 52 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.3% | 99.8% | Last Result |
| 54 | 6% | 99.5% | |
| 55 | 16% | 94% | |
| 56 | 10% | 78% | |
| 57 | 34% | 68% | Median |
| 58 | 22% | 34% | |
| 59 | 6% | 11% | |
| 60 | 5% | 6% | |
| 61 | 0.6% | 0.8% | |
| 62 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 63 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 64 | 0% | 0% |
Fianna Fáil – Labour Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 50 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 51 | 0% | 99.8% | Last Result |
| 52 | 0% | 99.8% | |
| 53 | 0.3% | 99.7% | |
| 54 | 6% | 99.4% | |
| 55 | 16% | 94% | |
| 56 | 36% | 77% | Median |
| 57 | 29% | 42% | |
| 58 | 4% | 12% | |
| 59 | 5% | 8% | |
| 60 | 3% | 3% | |
| 61 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 62 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 63 | 0% | 0% |
Technical Information
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Behaviour and Attitudes
- Commissioner(s): The Sunday Times
- Fieldwork period: 7 November 2017
Calculations
- Sample size: 918
- Simulations done: 131,072
- Error estimate: 0.98%