What We Heard: Consultation Session Polling Results

During each consultation session, participants were invited to voluntarily provide responses to a series of questions using interactive polling technology. The polling results are provided below.

Through the interactive polling technology the ranking of questions is done by assigning a value to the selected options, which is then summed as a total. For example, if presented with 5 choices to rank, the first choice will get a score of 10, then the next choice will get a score of 9, etc. These are then totaled and divided by the maximum score for each value to generate a percentage. This is not a scientific survey and can only be interpreted as representing the opinions of those that volunteered to participate at the consultation sessions.

The information found here may vary from the information collected during the telephone survey process. The information collected here reflects the opinions of those who attended and chose to participate, whereas the telephone survey is representative of the general population of the province.

Consultation Session Polling Results (PDF Format)

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Consultation Session Polling Results (Table Format)

Question: Please rank the following options for government to deal with the current budget shortfall.

Session Raise taxes and user fees for government programs and services Cut spending on government programs and services Borrow money to cover the shortfall Number of Responses
Bay Roberts 39% 39% 23% 8
Marystown 14% 43% 43% 7
Labrador West (Labrador City) 28% 32% 41% 7
Happy Valley – Goose Bay 67% 17% 17% 6
Stephenville 33% 38% 29% 13
Grand Falls-Windsor 28% 37% 35% 8
Gander 24% 38% 38% 7
Clarenville 37% 33% 30% 19
St. John’s AM 29% 37% 34% 31
St. John’s PM 38% 31% 31% 26
Springdale 33% 34% 33% 6
Corner Brook 38% 32% 31% 17

Question: If government were to increase taxes and user fees in order to increase revenue, please rank the following areas in which you would support an increase?

Session Increase provincial sales tax Increase personal income tax for all income levels Increase personal income tax for incomes over a certain level Increase the tax on gas Increase/add user fees (licensing, registrations fees etc.) Government should not increase taxes and user fees Number of Responses
Bay Roberts 31% 24% 15% 6% 15% 8% 9
Marystown 7% 8% 26% 8% 42% 9% 8
Labrador West (Labrador City) 17% 13% 25% 15% 12% 19% 10
Happy Valley – Goose Bay 10% 0% 29% 0% 26% 36% 7
Stephenville 12% 6% 26% 21% 21% 15% 15
Grand Falls-Windsor 11% 5% 35% 10% 16% 23% 8
Gander 29% 6% 23% 17% 10% 16% 9
Clarvenville 22% 16% 21% 12% 18% 10% 18
St. John’s AM 25% 10% 30% 4% 10% 20% 18
St. John’s PM 17% 6% 24% 16% 13% 24% 22
Springdale 18% 24% 9% 14% 19% 16% 9
Corner Brook 16% 23% 21% 8% 10% 23% 20

Question: If government were to cut spending to help offset the budget shortfall, in which of the following areas would you support a cut?

Session Increase provincial sales tax Increase personal income tax for all income levels Increase personal income tax for incomes over a certain level Increase the tax on gas Increase/add user fees (licensing, registrations fees etc.) Government should not increase taxes and user fees Number of Responses
Bay Roberts 10% 9% 10% 56% 0% 16% 8
Marystown 15% 7% 14% 28% 5% 32% 8
Labrador West (Labrador City) 31% 14% 8% 30% 0% 17% 6
Happy Valley – Goose Bay 0% 0% 17% 32% 17% 34% 5
Stephenville 19% 12% 10% 24% 10% 25% 12
Grand Falls-Windsor 14% 13% 15% 20% 20% 18% 8
Gander 12% 11% 18% 23% 10% 26% 8
Clarvenville 14% 15% 20% 29% 7% 14% 17
St. John’s AM 15% 4% 15% 33% 11% 22% 26
St. John’s PM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Springdale 9% 21% 13% 21% 17% 19% 7
Corner Brook 16% 15% 16% 18% 15% 21% 16