Polling
SWS exit poll results close to prexy, VP official tally
RESULTS of the exit poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations for TV 5 correctly predicted the winners in the presidential and vice presidential elections, differing only from the June 8 official tally by the National Board of Canvassers by an average of less than 1 percent—0.4 percent to be exact.
The exit poll’s final result of 43.34 percent for Sen. Benigno Aquino III is only 1.25 percent larger than the final and official score of 42.08 percent, while its final score of 26.38 percent for former president Joseph Estrada is only 0.12 percent larger than the actual score of 26.25 percent.
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Personality, platform form basis for choosing president—SWS exit poll
MANY Filipinos who cast their votes last Monday say they chose their candidate for president based on the candidate’s platform (45 percent) and personality (46 percent), according to the exit poll done by the Social Weather Stations.
In fact, more than half had already decided whom to vote in earlier or February, the survey which polled 35,825 voters found. Fourteen percent said, however, they made their decision only on election day.
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Results of SWS exit poll on Senate bets
The TV5-SWS exit poll on the Votes for Senators, with partial sample of 35,825 voters from 731 out of 802 sampled voting centers encoded as of 9 p.m.of May 11:
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SWS seeks P1M counterclaim vs Gordon
THE Social Weather Stations is seeking P1 million in moral damages from defeated presidential candidate Sen. Richard Gordon for “debasing” its reputation at home and abroad.
The research organization sought the compulsory counterclaim when it answered Gordon’s petition filed earlier before a Quezon City regional trial court to stop the publication of pre-election surveys of SWS and Pulse Asia.
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SWS: Most voters reject self-interest, command voting, political machinery, bandwagon
EIGHTY-SIX percent of registered voters will vote according to social interest rather than self-interest, according to the April pre-election poll of the Social Weather Stations.
Majority will also decide for themselves rather than be told whom to vote for, believe popular support rather than political machinery wins the election for a candidate, and will follow their consciences rather than bandwagons, the survey found.
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Aquino on the brink of victory; Mar ties with Jojo
LAST month, people said the vice presidential race would be a walk in the park for Liberal Party bet Mar Roxas as he pulled away from Nacionalista Party bet Loren Legarda with Pwersa ng Masa’s Jejomar Binay trailing behind.
But a lot of things changed with Sen. Chiz Escudero entered the scene in the Aquino campaign and introduced an Aquino-Binay ticket. Following are results of Social Weather Station’s final pre-election survey for the May 10 elections.
With the May 10 elections just around the corner, Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III has picked up steam to widen his lead in the presidential race, results of the final BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations (BW-SWS) Pre-Election survey showed.
Down to the wire VP race as Binay, Roxas share lead
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New Senate may see more of the old faces – Pulse Asia survey
HAD the elections been held last week, 10 of the 18 senatorial aspirants that have a “statistical chance of winning” would either be reelectionists or former senators, the latest Pulse Asia survey said.
Incumbent senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada continued to enjoy the lead in the senatorial race. About 52.8 percent of the respondents favored Revilla’s reelection, while Estrada had 50 percent.
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Erap edges out Villar in No. 2 position in Magdalo poll
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
FORMER President Joseph “Erap” Estrada of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) has edged out Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. of the Nacionalista Party in the No. 2 position in the May 10 presidential race in a survey conducted by the Magdalo, a group of reformist junior military officers.
The survey conducted from April 19 to 24 among 3,000 respondents nationwide showed Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino of the Liberal Party leading the race with 39.6 percen,t followed by Estrada with 24.8 percent and Villar with 23.6 percent.
SWS: 26% plan to watch vote-counting
VOTERS have varied planned activities for the May elections, according to the Social Weather Stations’ February survey.
It said 26 percent plan to watch the counting of votes, 23 percent attend political rallies of candidates and 20 percent serve in organizations that will help in having an orderly and clean election.
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Aquino, Roxas still lead; Estrada, Villar tied in 2nd place; Binay overtakes Legarda
SEN. Benigno Aquino III continues to lead presidential candidates in next month’s elections, but former President Joseph Estrada has caught up with Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. Both are tied for second place, the latest Pulse Asia survey shows.
While Sen. Manuel Roxas II also still leads in the vice presidential race, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay has overtaken Sen. Loren Legarda to land in the second spot and is just nine points away from Roxas’ 37 percent lead, according to Pulse Asia.
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