title: Opinion polling for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election
text: # Opinion polling for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election
  
  In the run-up to the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, various organisations conducted opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. Most of the pollsters listed were members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abided by its disclosure rules.
  
  ## Constituency vote
  
  | Pollster | Client | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Lab | SNP | Con | Lib Dem | Others | Lead |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 6 May 1999 | 2,350,327 | 38.8% | 28.7% | 15.6% | 14.2% | 2.7% | 10.1% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1–4 May 1999 | 1,108 | 46.8% | 28.3% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0% | 18.5% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 2–3 May 1999 | 1,005 | 42% | 30% | 14% | 12% | 2% | 12% |
  | National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 30 Apr – 2 May 1999 | 750 | 46% | 31% | 13% | 8% | 2% | 15% |
  | ICM Research | Scotland on Sunday | 28–29 Apr 1999 | 1,000 | 44% | 31% | 13% | 10% | 2% | 13% |
  | MORI | Sunday Herald | 27–29 Apr 1999 | 1,000 | 48% | 33% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 15% |
  | National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | N/A | N/A | 45% | 30% | 13% | 9% | 3% | 15% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 26–30 Apr 1999 | 1,198 | 45.6% | 32.1% | 11.6% | 10.6% | 0.1% | 13.5% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 22–27 Apr 1999 | 984 | 44% | 33% | 10% | 10% | 3% | 11% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 31 Mar – 27 Apr 1999 | 4,108 | 44.5% | 25.5% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 0% | 19% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 22–23 Apr 1999 | 1,116 | 47% | 29% | 12% | 10% | 2% | 18% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 14–20 Apr 1999 | 1,006 | 47.9% | 32.4% | 12.3% | 7.4% | 0% | 15.5% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 16–18 Apr 1999 | 3,255 | 45% | 26% | 11% | 13% | 5% | 19% |
  | National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 16–18 Apr 1999 | 750 | 49% | 28% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 21% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 9–10 Apr 1999 | 1,006 | 46% | 30% | 13% | 10% | 1% | 16% |
  | National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | 6–8 Apr 1999 | 1,004 | 46% | 33% | 11% | 8% | 2% | 13% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 25 Feb – 3 Mar 1999 | 982 | 39% | 39% | 11% | 11% | 0% | Tie% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 28 Feb – 1 Mar 1999 | 1,005 | 44% | 34% | 12% | 9% | 1% | 10% |
  
  ## Regional vote
  
  | Pollster | Client | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Lab | SNP | Con | Lib Dem | Others | Lead |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 6 May 1999 | 2,346,182 | 33.6% | 27.3% | 15.4% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 6.3% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1–4 May 1999 | 1,108 | 42.2% | 30.0% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 0% | 12.2% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 2–3 May 1999 | 1,005 | 41% | 30% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 11% |
  | National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 30 Apr – 2 May 1999 | 750 | 36% | 32% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 4% |
  | ICM Research | Scotland on Sunday | 28–29 Apr 1999 | 1,000 | 40% | 31% | 11% | 14% | 4% | 9% |
  | MORI | Sunday Herald | 27–29 Apr 1999 | 1,000 | 44% | 33% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 11% |
  | National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | N/A | N/A | 38% | 32% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 6% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 26–30 Apr 1999 | 1,198 | 39.0% | 33.9% | 11.1% | 16.0% | 0% | 5.1% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 22–27 Apr 1999 | 984 | 37% | 34% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 3% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 31 Mar – 27 Apr 1999 | 4,108 | 41.3% | 29.6% | 11.9% | 17.2% | 0% | 11.7% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 22–23 Apr 1999 | 1,116 | 46% | 28% | 12% | 11% | 3% | 18% |
  | Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 14–20 Apr 1999 | 1,006 | 48.1% | 31.7% | 12.3% | 7.9% | 0% | 16.4% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 16–18 Apr 1999 | 3,255 | 40% | 27% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 13% |
  | National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 16–18 Apr 1999 | 750 | 44% | 32% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 12% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 9–10 Apr 1999 | 1,006 | 43% | 32% | 11% | 11% | 3% | 11% |
  | National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | 6–8 Apr 1999 | 1,004 | 42% | 33% | 12% | 11% | 2% | 9% |
  | System Three | The Herald | 25 Mar – 3 Apr 1999 | 982 | 40% | 36% | 10% | 12% | 2% | 4% |
  | ICM Research | The Scotsman | 28 Mar – 1 Apr 1999 | 1,005 | 41% | 33% | 13% | 11% | 2% | 8% |
  