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Polls
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1983 - 2003 (Creation)
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Approximately 0.94 linear metres of textual materials.
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Polls were a regular part of election preparations for the BC NDP, and over time, many different companies were engaged by the New Democrats to conduct baseline polls, panels, and focus groups. While polls were often conducted specifically leading up to an election, they would be used to gauge public sentiment throughout the year, and many polls prepared by and for third parties were consulted, analyzed, and kept on hand as well. Though their original placement within the Provincial Offices is unknown, at the time of their receipt by RBSC, these files grouped together, suggesting that they had been maintained as such throughout their active use.
This subseries contains polls, drafts, correspondence, public communications, clippings, and other related materials. The subseries contains the records of at least 4 individuals, and 2 positions. The majority of the records have been created by the Provincial Secretary (held by 3 different individuals over the course of the subseries), with a subset of records created by a campaign organizer - though other files suggest he may have been the Director of Communications at the time. Based on the contents of the files, the records appear to be created as follows:
- Files 392-17/18, and 392-20 to 394-02 created by Gerry Scott, Provincial Secretary
- Files 392-19, 394-03/09, and 395-30 to 398-02 created by Hans Brown, Provincial Secretary
- Files 394-10 to 395-29 appear to be created by Ron Johnson, campaign organizer and Director of Communications
- Files 398-3 to 398-08 created by Brian Gardiner, Provincial Secretary
Materials in file 398-09 were found loose, unfiled with the polling materials created by Brian Gardiner, though their creator is uncertain.
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File 393-08 is restricted until 2112, due to the presence of personally identifying information.
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Copies of polls can often be found scattered throughout the Elections series, though their most consistent concentration is here.
File 399-04/05, "Cariboo byelection Sept/89," in the "By-elections, civic elections, and other electoral materials" subseries contains several general and leadership polls unrelated to the Cariboo byelection, ca. 1986-1989.
Files 410-04 to 410-14, in the "1996 provincial election records" subseries, contain polls related to the BC NDP from 1994-1996.
File 416-01/02, in the "Federal NDP records" series of this fonds contains polls relating predominantly to national politics, 1984-1988
File 411-18, in the "1997 federal election" subseries, contains polls related to both the BC NDP and the federal NDP.
Files 416-09 and 417-01 in the "Federal NDP records" series contains polls related to the 1993 federal election.
Files 424-11, 424-12, 424-14, 424-16 to 424-20, and 425-04 to 425-05, in the "2004 federal election records" subseries of the "Election records" series contains polls set aside by David Bieber, Director of Communications, and Russ Neely, Director of Organization, 2004.