Opinion Poll by Survation for The Sunday Post, 1–5 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 41.7% | 31.7% | 29.9–33.6% | 29.4–34.2% | 28.9–34.7% | 28.0–35.6% |
| Scottish Labour | 19.1% | 23.8% | 22.1–25.5% | 21.6–26.0% | 21.2–26.5% | 20.5–27.4% |
| Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 22.9% | 20.8% | 19.2–22.5% | 18.8–23.0% | 18.4–23.4% | 17.6–24.2% |
| Scottish Greens | 6.6% | 9.9% | 8.8–11.2% | 8.5–11.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 7.7–12.6% |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 5.2% | 9.9% | 8.8–11.2% | 8.5–11.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 7.7–12.6% |
| UK Independence Party | 2.0% | 3.0% | 2.4–3.8% | 2.2–4.0% | 2.1–4.2% | 1.8–4.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 46 | 42–52 | 41–55 | 40–56 | 39–59 |
| Scottish Labour | 24 | 33 | 29–37 | 27–38 | 26–39 | 24–41 |
| Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 31 | 27 | 23–30 | 23–30 | 22–31 | 21–32 |
| Scottish Greens | 6 | 10 | 10–12 | 10–13 | 10–14 | 9–15 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 5 | 12 | 11–13 | 10–14 | 9–14 | 9–15 |
| UK Independence Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–1 |
Scottish National Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish National Party page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 0% | 100% | |
| 37 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 38 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 39 | 0.6% | 99.7% | |
| 40 | 2% | 99.1% | |
| 41 | 2% | 97% | |
| 42 | 10% | 95% | |
| 43 | 10% | 84% | |
| 44 | 13% | 75% | |
| 45 | 11% | 62% | |
| 46 | 7% | 51% | Median |
| 47 | 7% | 44% | |
| 48 | 6% | 36% | |
| 49 | 7% | 31% | |
| 50 | 7% | 23% | |
| 51 | 5% | 17% | |
| 52 | 3% | 12% | |
| 53 | 2% | 9% | |
| 54 | 1.3% | 7% | |
| 55 | 2% | 6% | |
| 56 | 2% | 4% | |
| 57 | 1.0% | 2% | |
| 58 | 0.4% | 0.9% | |
| 59 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 60 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 61 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 62 | 0% | 0% | |
| 63 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Scottish Labour
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Labour page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 24 | 0.5% | 99.9% | Last Result |
| 25 | 0.9% | 99.4% | |
| 26 | 2% | 98.5% | |
| 27 | 2% | 97% | |
| 28 | 4% | 95% | |
| 29 | 4% | 90% | |
| 30 | 9% | 86% | |
| 31 | 10% | 77% | |
| 32 | 14% | 68% | |
| 33 | 12% | 53% | Median |
| 34 | 11% | 41% | |
| 35 | 8% | 30% | |
| 36 | 8% | 22% | |
| 37 | 7% | 14% | |
| 38 | 4% | 6% | |
| 39 | 0.9% | 3% | |
| 40 | 1.1% | 2% | |
| 41 | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| 42 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 43 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 44 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 45 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 46 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 21 | 0.8% | 99.9% | |
| 22 | 3% | 99.1% | |
| 23 | 8% | 96% | |
| 24 | 6% | 89% | |
| 25 | 8% | 83% | |
| 26 | 17% | 75% | |
| 27 | 21% | 58% | Median |
| 28 | 10% | 37% | |
| 29 | 11% | 27% | |
| 30 | 12% | 16% | |
| 31 | 3% | 4% | Last Result |
| 32 | 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| 33 | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| 34 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Greens
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Greens page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 7 | 0% | 100% | |
| 8 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 9 | 0.6% | 99.9% | |
| 10 | 57% | 99.3% | Median |
| 11 | 21% | 42% | |
| 12 | 14% | 21% | |
| 13 | 4% | 7% | |
| 14 | 2% | 3% | |
| 15 | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| 16 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 17 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Liberal Democrats
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the Scottish Liberal Democrats page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 6 | 0% | 100% | |
| 7 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 8 | 0.3% | 99.9% | |
| 9 | 3% | 99.6% | |
| 10 | 5% | 97% | |
| 11 | 19% | 92% | |
| 12 | 42% | 73% | Median |
| 13 | 24% | 31% | |
| 14 | 6% | 7% | |
| 15 | 1.0% | 1.3% | |
| 16 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 17 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 0% | 0% |
UK Independence Party
For a full overview of the results for this party, see the UK Independence Party page.

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 99.3% | 100% | Last Result, Median |
| 1 | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| 2 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 3 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 4 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 5 | 0% | 0% |
Coalitions

Confidence Intervals
| Coalition | Last Result | Median | Majority? | 80% Confidence Interval | 90% Confidence Interval | 95% Confidence Interval | 99% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Labour – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats | 60 | 72 | 93% | 66–77 | 64–77 | 62–79 | 60–80 |
| Scottish Labour – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 55 | 60 | 9% | 54–64 | 53–65 | 51–67 | 49–68 |
| Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens | 69 | 57 | 7% | 52–63 | 52–65 | 50–67 | 49–69 |
| Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats | 35 | 56 | 0.4% | 51–59 | 49–60 | 48–62 | 46–64 |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 46 | 0% | 42–52 | 41–55 | 40–56 | 39–59 |
| Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats | 29 | 45 | 0% | 40–49 | 38–50 | 37–51 | 36–53 |
| Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats | 36 | 39 | 0% | 35–42 | 34–43 | 33–44 | 32–45 |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 59 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 60 | 0.5% | 99.6% | Last Result |
| 61 | 0.6% | 99.2% | |
| 62 | 1.2% | 98.6% | |
| 63 | 2% | 97% | |
| 64 | 3% | 96% | |
| 65 | 2% | 93% | Majority |
| 66 | 2% | 91% | |
| 67 | 4% | 88% | |
| 68 | 6% | 84% | |
| 69 | 6% | 78% | |
| 70 | 8% | 71% | |
| 71 | 7% | 64% | |
| 72 | 7% | 57% | Median |
| 73 | 9% | 49% | |
| 74 | 11% | 41% | |
| 75 | 12% | 29% | |
| 76 | 7% | 18% | |
| 77 | 6% | 11% | |
| 78 | 2% | 5% | |
| 79 | 2% | 3% | |
| 80 | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| 81 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 82 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 83 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 48 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 49 | 0.5% | 99.7% | |
| 50 | 0.8% | 99.2% | |
| 51 | 1.3% | 98% | |
| 52 | 2% | 97% | |
| 53 | 3% | 95% | |
| 54 | 3% | 92% | |
| 55 | 4% | 89% | Last Result |
| 56 | 6% | 85% | |
| 57 | 7% | 79% | |
| 58 | 7% | 72% | |
| 59 | 9% | 64% | |
| 60 | 8% | 55% | Median |
| 61 | 10% | 47% | |
| 62 | 9% | 37% | |
| 63 | 13% | 28% | |
| 64 | 7% | 15% | |
| 65 | 4% | 9% | Majority |
| 66 | 2% | 4% | |
| 67 | 2% | 3% | |
| 68 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 69 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 70 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 71 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish National Party – Scottish Greens

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 48 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 49 | 0.4% | 99.8% | |
| 50 | 2% | 99.4% | |
| 51 | 2% | 97% | |
| 52 | 6% | 95% | |
| 53 | 7% | 89% | |
| 54 | 12% | 82% | |
| 55 | 11% | 70% | |
| 56 | 9% | 59% | Median |
| 57 | 7% | 51% | |
| 58 | 7% | 43% | |
| 59 | 8% | 36% | |
| 60 | 6% | 29% | |
| 61 | 6% | 22% | |
| 62 | 4% | 16% | |
| 63 | 2% | 12% | |
| 64 | 2% | 9% | |
| 65 | 3% | 7% | Majority |
| 66 | 2% | 4% | |
| 67 | 1.2% | 3% | |
| 68 | 0.6% | 1.4% | |
| 69 | 0.5% | 0.8% | Last Result |
| 70 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 71 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 72 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Greens – Scottish Liberal Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 36 | 0% | 100% | |
| 37 | 0% | 100% | |
| 38 | 0% | 100% | |
| 39 | 0% | 100% | |
| 40 | 0% | 100% | |
| 41 | 0% | 100% | |
| 42 | 0% | 100% | |
| 43 | 0% | 100% | |
| 44 | 0% | 100% | |
| 45 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 46 | 0.4% | 99.7% | |
| 47 | 1.3% | 99.3% | |
| 48 | 2% | 98% | |
| 49 | 2% | 96% | |
| 50 | 3% | 94% | |
| 51 | 4% | 91% | |
| 52 | 5% | 87% | |
| 53 | 7% | 82% | |
| 54 | 8% | 76% | |
| 55 | 10% | 67% | Median |
| 56 | 11% | 57% | |
| 57 | 15% | 46% | |
| 58 | 15% | 31% | |
| 59 | 7% | 16% | |
| 60 | 5% | 9% | |
| 61 | 2% | 4% | |
| 62 | 2% | 3% | |
| 63 | 0.6% | 1.2% | |
| 64 | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| 65 | 0.2% | 0.4% | Majority |
| 66 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 67 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 68 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish National Party

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 0% | 100% | |
| 37 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 38 | 0.2% | 99.9% | |
| 39 | 0.6% | 99.7% | |
| 40 | 2% | 99.1% | |
| 41 | 2% | 97% | |
| 42 | 10% | 95% | |
| 43 | 10% | 84% | |
| 44 | 13% | 75% | |
| 45 | 11% | 62% | |
| 46 | 7% | 51% | Median |
| 47 | 7% | 44% | |
| 48 | 6% | 36% | |
| 49 | 7% | 31% | |
| 50 | 7% | 23% | |
| 51 | 5% | 17% | |
| 52 | 3% | 12% | |
| 53 | 2% | 9% | |
| 54 | 1.3% | 7% | |
| 55 | 2% | 6% | |
| 56 | 2% | 4% | |
| 57 | 1.0% | 2% | |
| 58 | 0.4% | 0.9% | |
| 59 | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 60 | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| 61 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 62 | 0% | 0% | |
| 63 | 0% | 0% | Last Result |
Scottish Labour – Scottish Liberal Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 0% | 100% | Last Result |
| 30 | 0% | 100% | |
| 31 | 0% | 100% | |
| 32 | 0% | 100% | |
| 33 | 0% | 100% | |
| 34 | 0.1% | 100% | |
| 35 | 0.4% | 99.9% | |
| 36 | 0.7% | 99.5% | |
| 37 | 2% | 98.8% | |
| 38 | 2% | 97% | |
| 39 | 3% | 95% | |
| 40 | 4% | 92% | |
| 41 | 5% | 89% | |
| 42 | 7% | 83% | |
| 43 | 8% | 76% | |
| 44 | 11% | 68% | |
| 45 | 10% | 57% | Median |
| 46 | 13% | 47% | |
| 47 | 12% | 34% | |
| 48 | 9% | 22% | |
| 49 | 6% | 13% | |
| 50 | 4% | 7% | |
| 51 | 1.1% | 3% | |
| 52 | 1.2% | 2% | |
| 53 | 0.3% | 0.7% | |
| 54 | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 55 | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| 56 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 57 | 0% | 0.1% | |
| 58 | 0% | 0% |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Scottish Liberal Democrats

| Number of Seats | Probability | Accumulated | Special Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 0% | 100% | |
| 31 | 0.1% | 99.9% | |
| 32 | 0.5% | 99.8% | |
| 33 | 2% | 99.3% | |
| 34 | 4% | 97% | |
| 35 | 6% | 93% | |
| 36 | 7% | 87% | Last Result |
| 37 | 10% | 80% | |
| 38 | 14% | 70% | |
| 39 | 15% | 57% | Median |
| 40 | 12% | 42% | |
| 41 | 10% | 30% | |
| 42 | 11% | 20% | |
| 43 | 5% | 8% | |
| 44 | 2% | 3% | |
| 45 | 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| 46 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| 47 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| 48 | 0% | 0% |
Technical Information
Opinion Poll
- Polling firm: Survation
- Commissioner(s): The Sunday Post
- Fieldwork period: 1–5 December 2017
Calculations
- Sample size: 1006
- Simulations done: 1,048,576
- Error estimate: 0.67%