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.[1]
| Pollster | Client | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Lab | SNP | Con | Lib Dem | Others | Lead | |
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| 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 2,350,327 | 38.8% | 28.7% | 15.6% | 14.2% | 2.7% | 10.1% | |||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1,108 | 46.8% | 28.3% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0% | 18.5% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,005 | 42% | 30% | 14% | 12% | 2% | 12% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 750 | 46% | 31% | 13% | 8% | 2% | 15% | ||
| ICM Research | Scotland on Sunday | 1,000 | 44% | 31% | 13% | 10% | 2% | 13% | ||
| MORI | Sunday Herald | 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 | 1,198 | 45.6% | 32.1% | 11.6% | 10.6% | 0.1% | 13.5% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 984 | 44% | 33% | 10% | 10% | 3% | 11% | ||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 4,108 | 44.5% | 25.5% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 0% | 19% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,116 | 47% | 29% | 12% | 10% | 2% | 18% | ||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1,006 | 47.9% | 32.4% | 12.3% | 7.4% | 0% | 15.5% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 3,255 | 45% | 26% | 11% | 13% | 5% | 19% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 750 | 49% | 28% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 21% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,006 | 46% | 30% | 13% | 10% | 1% | 16% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | 1,004 | 46% | 33% | 11% | 8% | 2% | 13% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 982 | 39% | 39% | 11% | 11% | 0% | Tie% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,005 | 44% | 34% | 12% | 9% | 1% | 10% | ||
| Pollster | Client | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Lab | SNP | Con | Lib Dem | Others | Lead | |
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| 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 2,346,182 | 33.6% | 27.3% | 15.4% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 6.3% | |||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1,108 | 42.2% | 30.0% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 0% | 12.2% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,005 | 41% | 30% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 11% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 750 | 36% | 32% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 4% | ||
| ICM Research | Scotland on Sunday | 1,000 | 40% | 31% | 11% | 14% | 4% | 9% | ||
| MORI | Sunday Herald | 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 | 1,198 | 39.0% | 33.9% | 11.1% | 16.0% | 0% | 5.1% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 984 | 37% | 34% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 4,108 | 41.3% | 29.6% | 11.9% | 17.2% | 0% | 11.7% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,116 | 46% | 28% | 12% | 11% | 3% | 18% | ||
| Scottish Opinion Ltd | Daily Record | 1,006 | 48.1% | 31.7% | 12.3% | 7.9% | 0% | 16.4% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 3,255 | 40% | 27% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 13% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | Daily Express | 750 | 44% | 32% | 9% | 10% | 5% | 12% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,006 | 43% | 32% | 11% | 11% | 3% | 11% | ||
| National Opinion Polls | The Sunday Times | 1,004 | 42% | 33% | 12% | 11% | 2% | 9% | ||
| System Three | The Herald | 982 | 40% | 36% | 10% | 12% | 2% | 4% | ||
| ICM Research | The Scotsman | 1,005 | 41% | 33% | 13% | 11% | 2% | 8% | ||