Section One: Presidential Election (9/1/2005)

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

1.              Do you believe that the presidential election that took place in January 2005 were ..?

1) Fair

53.7

52.0

56.4

2) Fair to some extent

29.9

31.8

26.9

3) Unfair

16.4

16.2

16.7

2.              If you did not participate in the presidential election,  what is the most important factor that led to your non-participation?

1)I wanted to participate but I was busy

21.8

25.4

16.5

2) No convincing candidates ran

17.1

15.4

19.8

3)Because this election makes no difference

9.8

8.6

11.6

4) Because elections are prohibited by religion

8.4

12.8

1.9

5) Logistical problems (my name wasn’t listed …etc)

5.2

5.4

5.0

6) My political group called for  a boycott

3.4

2.5

4.6

7) The road blocks erected by the Israeli occupation forces

3.0

5.0

0.0

8) I didn’t have enough information on the election or the candidate

2.7

1.7

4.3

9) Fear of losing social security and/or Jerusalem Identification card

2.5

4.2

0.0

Section Two: Legislative Council Election

3.              Do you support the conduct of legislative election on its scheduled date (July 17, 2005)?

1) Support

84.1

81.7

88.0

2) Oppose

10.2

11.3

8.4

3) No opinion

5.7

6.9

3.6

4.              Do you intend to participate in the upcoming legislative elections?

1) Yes

72.7

69.7

77.6

2) No

19.7

22.8

14.5

3) Undecided

7.6

7.5

7.8

5.              If election took place today, and the following groups ran for election, which one of them would you vote for?

1)Fateh

41.1

42.1

39.7

2) I will participate, but I have not decided yet.

23.6

24.3

22.6

3)Hamas

22.6

20.4

26.0

4)Popular Front

2.1

2.0

2.3

5) People’s Party

1.5

2.2

0.4

6) Democratic Front

1.4

1.9

0.8

7) Al Mubadara (Palestinian National Initiative)

1.4

1.7

0.9

8) I will participate, but I will not vote for any of the above

5.4

4.5

6.7

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

6.              If the following blocs ran for legislative election, which one would you vote for?

1) A bloc formed by Fateh with PPP, Fida, Nidal, and others, led by Marwan Barghouti and supported by Mahmoud Abbas.

40.7

42.9

37.4

2) A bloc formed by Hamas and other Islamists led by Mahmoud Zahar and supported by Khaled Mash’al

22.9

19.9

27.4

3) A bloc formed by Al Mubadara and the PFLP, led by Mustafa Barghouti and supported by Haidar Abdel Shafi and Ahmad Sa’adat

6.7

8.7

3.9

4) I will participate, but I have not decided yet

24.4

23.9

25.2

5) I will participate, but I will not vote for any of the above

5.2

4.6

6.2

7.              Which one of the following blocs is more qualified to achieve the following?

Progress in the peace process

1) Fateh bloc

69.6

71.9

66.0

2) Hamas bloc

24.9

22.3

29.1

3) Mubadara/PFL bloc

5.5

5.8

4.9

Achieve national unity

1) Fateh bloc

57.2

60.2

52.1

2) Hamas bloc

36.1

32.0

42.9

3) Mubadara/PFL bloc

6.7

7.8

4.9

Improve living conditions

1) Fateh bloc

56.8

59.3

52.6

2) Hamas bloc

38.4

34.8

44.2

3) Mubadara/PFL bloc

4.9

5.9

3.2

Reform internal conditions

1) Fateh bloc

53.2

57.7

45.9

2) Hamas bloc

40.8

35.0

50.5

3) Mubadara/PFL bloc

6.0

7.4

3.7

Represent the poor

1) Fateh bloc

35.0

39.1

28.3

2) Hamas bloc

58.1

53.6

65.3

3) Mubadara/PFL bloc

6.9

7.3

6.4

8.              Do you support or oppose an election system based entirely on national blocs and proportional representation?

1) Support

67.5

63.7

73.8

2) Oppose

24.8

27.9

19.6

3) No opinion

7.7

8.4

6.7

9.              Do you support the allocation of a specific quota for women within legislative council?

1) Yes

78.6

81.6

73.7

2) No

21.4

18.4

26.3

Total %

West Bank %

Gaza Strip %

10.            How much should the quota for women be?

1) 10%

23.1

22.5

24.1

2) 20%

19.2

19.5

18.8

3) 30%

17.9

18.4

17.0

4) 40%

9.8

10.3

8.9

5) 50%

30.0

29.3

31.2

11.            When voting for the legislative council, I prefer to vote for:

1) New candidates (who are not current members)

48.1

46.0

51.6

2) Current members

10.0

10.3

9.6

3) This will not influence my decision

41.9