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Would you support a smoking ban?

  • Yes (immediately) (55%, 2,509 Votes)
  • No (27%, 1,220 Votes)
  • Yes (but in phases) (19%, 864 Votes)

Total Voters: 4,593


Public wishlist of new year’s resolutions for the Bermuda Government?

  • Fix the roads (45%, 2,646 Votes)
  • Pay down on national debt (27%, 1,579 Votes)
  • Call an election (14%, 801 Votes)
  • Balance the budget (11%, 613 Votes)
  • Get a handle on teen runaways (2%, 95 Votes)
  • Televise House of Assembly (2%, 94 Votes)

Total Voters: 5,828


Your thoughts on Throne Speech 2023?

  • Meh! (35%, 662 Votes)
  • Lacking substance (29%, 544 Votes)
  • Disappointing (28%, 519 Votes)
  • Serving the people (5%, 87 Votes)
  • Very inspirational (4%, 73 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,885


In the wake of the confidence-draining cyberattack on government services, when will David Burt now call the next General Election?

  • Sometime in 2025 (56%, 1,099 Votes)
  • Before Bermuda Day 2024 (May 24) (23%, 444 Votes)
  • July 31, 2024 (13%, 264 Votes)
  • Before Remembrance Day (Nov 13) (8%, 163 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,970


Do you think the Economic Development Strategy will be a success?

  • No (71%, 1,125 Votes)
  • Need more information (23%, 363 Votes)
  • Yes (5%, 86 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,574


Is a free press important to Bermuda?

  • Yes (95%, 2,287 Votes)
  • No (5%, 132 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,419


What eligibility changes should come into effect after the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby controversy?

  • Bermudian winner/Non-resident winner (34%, 810 Votes)
  • Allcomers (30%, 704 Votes)
  • Bermudians and residents only (22%, 527 Votes)
  • Leave unchanged (9%, 201 Votes)
  • Bermudians only (5%, 115 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,357


What should happen to the Fairmont Southampton SDO?

  • Approve, but reduce the scale of buildings (33%, 786 Votes)
  • Approve (24%, 565 Votes)
  • Reject completely and scrap 2009 SDO (21%, 509 Votes)
  • Reject and continue with 2009 SDO (18%, 427 Votes)
  • Don’t know (5%, 112 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,399


Should taxi fares be increased? 

  • No (37%, 573 Votes)
  • Yes, but let Uber in (31%, 482 Votes)
  • Yes, but by no more than 5% (15%, 229 Votes)
  • Yes (10%, 157 Votes)
  • Don't know (6%, 98 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,539


What do you think of the licence fees for short-term holiday rentals? 

  • Any fee is too high  (47%, 554 Votes)
  • Too high (29%, 345 Votes)
  • About right (10%, 120 Votes)
  • Don't know  (9%, 107 Votes)
  • Too low (4%, 50 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,176


Do you agree that Belco should compensate its neighbours for its alleged air pollution?

  • Strongly agree  (72%, 843 Votes)
  • Agree (16%, 186 Votes)
  • Don't Know (5%, 61 Votes)
  • Disagree  (5%, 58 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree  (3%, 31 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,179


What did you think of the Bermuda Government Budget?

  • Strongly disapprove  (41%, 578 Votes)
  • Disapprove  (28%, 401 Votes)
  • Undecided  (24%, 337 Votes)
  • Approve  (4%, 62 Votes)
  • Strongly approve  (3%, 38 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,416


Should Bermuda give an airline a revenue guarantee for a winter Boston flight? 


Do you support tougher penalties to reduce dog attacks?

  • Yes (90%, 1,186 Votes)
  • No (6%, 76 Votes)
  • Don't Know (4%, 52 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,314


What is your new year's resolution?

  • To exercise more (24%, 298 Votes)
  • To eat healthier (20%, 252 Votes)
  • To take time for me (18%, 227 Votes)
  • To spend more time with friends and family (12%, 145 Votes)
  • To be kinder to others (9%, 113 Votes)
  • To give more to others (4%, 54 Votes)
  • To stop drinking (4%, 48 Votes)
  • To work harder (3%, 37 Votes)
  • To give up drugs (3%, 31 Votes)
  • To stop smoking (2%, 28 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,233


Where should the medical waste incinerator be located?

  • Tynes Bay (39%, 635 Votes)
  • King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (22%, 359 Votes)
  • Southside (21%, 353 Votes)
  • A Wedco/Dockyard property (9%, 140 Votes)
  • Another light industrial area (6%, 98 Votes)
  • Mid Atlantic Wellness Centre (2%, 35 Votes)
  • Mills Creek (2%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,646


Where have you experienced the biggest cost rise?

  • Food (74%, 1,411 Votes)
  • Electricity (12%, 237 Votes)
  • Travel (4%, 85 Votes)
  • Health (4%, 81 Votes)
  • Accommodation (4%, 80 Votes)
  • Household goods (1%, 14 Votes)
  • Local transport (0%, 6 Votes)
  • Education (0%, 3 Votes)
  • Clothing (0%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,919


Do you support or oppose Independence for Bermuda?

  • Strongly oppose (73%, 1,176 Votes)
  • Oppose (13%, 209 Votes)
  • Strongly support (5%, 76 Votes)
  • Undecided (4%, 72 Votes)
  • Support (4%, 68 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,601


Who do you think should be leader of the Progressive Labour Party and therefore Premier?

  • Curtis Dickinson (87%, 4,310 Votes)
  • David Burt (7%, 359 Votes)
  • Another PLP politician (5%, 260 Votes)

Total Voters: 4,929


Did you watch the Queen's funeral:

  • All of it (46%, 698 Votes)
  • Parts of it (34%, 514 Votes)
  • None of it (20%, 309 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,521


What is the best means of increasing Bermuda's working population?

  • Ease immigration requirements (60%, 788 Votes)
  • Economic growth (15%, 201 Votes)
  • Encourage return of Bermudian emigrants (11%, 149 Votes)
  • Extend the retirement age (7%, 88 Votes)
  • Change labour policies (6%, 85 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,311


Are you in favour of same sex marriage in Bermuda?

  • Strongly support (48%, 1,028 Votes)
  • Strongly oppose (21%, 439 Votes)
  • Support (17%, 361 Votes)
  • Oppose (9%, 194 Votes)
  • Don't Know/Unsure (5%, 115 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,137


How are you spending your summer vacation?

  • What summer vacation? (51%, 736 Votes)
  • Staycation (18%, 263 Votes)
  • Visiting friends and family abroad (14%, 206 Votes)
  • Flying to a destination/hotel (13%, 183 Votes)
  • Taking a cruise (4%, 56 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,444


What is the Cup Match result going to be?

  • Somerset win (52%, 368 Votes)
  • St George's win (31%, 220 Votes)
  • Draw (17%, 121 Votes)

Total Voters: 709


Do Bermuda banks need to be more closely regulated?

  • Yes (71%, 1,146 Votes)
  • No (20%, 318 Votes)
  • Don't Know (9%, 142 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,606


Are the events for Bermuda to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee ...

  • Not enough (57%, 858 Votes)
  • Just about right (19%, 291 Votes)
  • Enough, but we could be doing more (14%, 208 Votes)
  • Too much (11%, 160 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,517


What is the best way to improve road safety?

  • Tougher penalties for breaking driving rules (35%, 233 Votes)
  • Enforce speed limit (28%, 189 Votes)
  • More speed traps (11%, 74 Votes)
  • Reduce size of motorbike engines (11%, 71 Votes)
  • More training for licences (7%, 45 Votes)
  • More speed bumps, rumble strips (5%, 37 Votes)
  • More public awareness campaigns (4%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 675


Do you support the tax concessions for Fairmont Southampton?

  • No (68%, 405 Votes)
  • Yes (21%, 125 Votes)
  • Don't know (11%, 67 Votes)

Total Voters: 597


Should Bermuda continue with Bermuda Travel Authorisations for Covid-19?

  • No and open the doors to all travelers (51%, 1,097 Votes)
  • No, but only allow vaccinated visitors (38%, 818 Votes)
  • Yes (10%, 207 Votes)
  • Don’t Know (2%, 42 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,164


Should Britain agree to sign the Cannabis Licensing Act into law?

  • No (61%, 678 Votes)
  • Yes (31%, 348 Votes)
  • Don't know (7%, 80 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,106


Should the Bermuda Government take over the Corporations of Hamilton and St George's?

  • No (86%, 798 Votes)
  • Yes (9%, 87 Votes)
  • Don't know (5%, 43 Votes)

Total Voters: 928


Who should be Bermuda’s Minister of Finance?

  • Curtis Dickinson (73%, 765 Votes)
  • Anthony Richardson (7%, 74 Votes)
  • David Burt (4%, 43 Votes)
  • Vance Campbell (4%, 42 Votes)
  • Wayne Furbert (4%, 41 Votes)
  • Kim Wilson (3%, 36 Votes)
  • Crystal Caesar (3%, 31 Votes)
  • Jason Hayward (2%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,048


What should be the top priority in the Budget on February 25?

  • Economic growth (51%, 583 Votes)
  • Deficit reduction (15%, 178 Votes)
  • Education (7%, 81 Votes)
  • Tourism incentives (7%, 75 Votes)
  • Lower taxes (6%, 74 Votes)
  • Crime fighting (6%, 67 Votes)
  • Reducing wealth inequity (3%, 40 Votes)
  • Support for the needy (2%, 28 Votes)
  • Health (2%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,152


What is your new year's resolution?

  • To stop and smell the roses (21%, 270 Votes)
  • To exercise more (19%, 248 Votes)
  • To eat healthier (14%, 176 Votes)
  • To spend more time with family and friends (11%, 147 Votes)
  • To practise my faith more (11%, 141 Votes)
  • To work harder and earn more money (10%, 129 Votes)
  • To be kinder to those around me (8%, 107 Votes)
  • To stop smoking (3%, 34 Votes)
  • To stop drinking (2%, 27 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,279


What do you want for Christmas?

  • A break from Covid-19 (36%, 366 Votes)
  • A better economy (20%, 201 Votes)
  • Time with family and friends (18%, 189 Votes)
  • A break from crime (10%, 98 Votes)
  • No road deaths (9%, 97 Votes)
  • No more lockdowns (7%, 74 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,025


What should the Government's biggest priority be?

  • Education (23%, 483 Votes)
  • Crime (19%, 400 Votes)
  • Jobs (14%, 293 Votes)
  • Inflation (10%, 201 Votes)
  • Health care (10%, 199 Votes)
  • Tourism (9%, 181 Votes)
  • Climate change (6%, 119 Votes)
  • Ending racial disparity in wealth (4%, 90 Votes)
  • Road safety (3%, 63 Votes)
  • Housing (2%, 47 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,076


Should all terrain vehicles be allowed to conduct tours in public parks?

  • Strongly disagree (63%, 937 Votes)
  • Disagree (18%, 266 Votes)
  • Agree (7%, 112 Votes)
  • Strongly agree (6%, 84 Votes)
  • Unconcerned (4%, 54 Votes)
  • Don't know (3%, 41 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,494


Should the Bermuda Post Office be working with an online US retailer?

  • Strongly disagree (40%, 393 Votes)
  • Strongly agree (21%, 211 Votes)
  • Disagree (13%, 125 Votes)
  • Agree (10%, 103 Votes)
  • Unconcerned (9%, 89 Votes)
  • Don't know (7%, 66 Votes)

Total Voters: 987


Should health care workers be required to be vaccinated for Covid-19?

  • Strongly Agree (76%, 1,456 Votes)
  • Agree (10%, 183 Votes)
  • Strongly Disagree (7%, 136 Votes)
  • Disagree (5%, 87 Votes)
  • Undecided (3%, 56 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,918


Should Bermuda add more social distancing restrictions to contain the Covid-19 outbreak?

  • Yes, whatever it takes (49%, 908 Votes)
  • Yes, some more restrictions are needed (22%, 413 Votes)
  • No, roll back current restrictions (13%, 243 Votes)
  • No, leave things as they are (12%, 230 Votes)
  • Don't know (3%, 54 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,848


Do you agree with the Bermuda Industrial Union holding a strike over union decertification?

  • Strongly disagree (71%, 650 Votes)
  • Disagree (13%, 115 Votes)
  • Strongly agree (7%, 67 Votes)
  • Not Sure (3%, 31 Votes)
  • No opinion (3%, 30 Votes)
  • Agree (3%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 919


Are bus drivers justified in going on strike?

  • No, definitely not (57%, 522 Votes)
  • No (25%, 231 Votes)
  • Don't know (7%, 61 Votes)
  • Yes, totally justified (5%, 50 Votes)
  • Maybe (5%, 43 Votes)
  • Yes (2%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 923


Should social distancing restrictions be tightened to contain the spread of the Delta variant?

  • Strongly agree (52%, 466 Votes)
  • Agree (22%, 200 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree (12%, 106 Votes)
  • Disagree (11%, 97 Votes)
  • Don't know (4%, 35 Votes)

Total Voters: 904


How should Bermuda celebrate Flora Duffy's gold medal?

  • Rename a sports facility (21%, 281 Votes)
  • One-off Public Holiday (19%, 260 Votes)
  • Establish a sports scholarship in her name (17%, 226 Votes)
  • Hold a parade (14%, 192 Votes)
  • Recognise Flora, but also other great athletes of the past (11%, 143 Votes)
  • Rename a road or public place (10%, 135 Votes)
  • Increase funding for elite athletes (8%, 105 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,342


Who will win Cup Match this year?

  • Somerset (43%, 288 Votes)
  • St George's (34%, 230 Votes)
  • Draw (23%, 155 Votes)

Total Voters: 673


Are you satisfied with Government's recent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic?

  • Satisfied (27%, 180 Votes)
  • Very satisfied (22%, 143 Votes)
  • Very unsatisfied (22%, 142 Votes)
  • Unsatisfied (16%, 104 Votes)
  • Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied (12%, 79 Votes)
  • Don't know (1%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 657


Should SafeKey requirements have been relaxed for league cricket matches?

  • Strongly disagree (40%, 360 Votes)
  • Disagree (25%, 223 Votes)
  • Strongly Agree (17%, 158 Votes)
  • Agree (9%, 82 Votes)
  • Don't know (9%, 82 Votes)

Total Voters: 905


Should historic home Wantley be restored or demolished?

  • Fully restored regardless of the cost (36%, 334 Votes)
  • Demolished (31%, 288 Votes)
  • At least the facade and verandah should be saved (22%, 206 Votes)
  • Don't know (11%, 105 Votes)

Total Voters: 933


Should the hotel quarantine for non-immunised travellers go ahead on Sunday, June 13?

  • Strongly Agree (40%, 214 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree (28%, 149 Votes)
  • Agree (19%, 104 Votes)
  • Disagree (7%, 37 Votes)
  • Not Sure (6%, 34 Votes)

Total Voters: 538


How do you plan to spend Bermuda Day?

  • Just chillin' at home (44%, 222 Votes)
  • Just chillin' with friends and family (15%, 78 Votes)
  • On a boat (10%, 53 Votes)
  • Running/watching the race (10%, 50 Votes)
  • DIY/Spring cleaning (8%, 41 Votes)
  • At the beach (8%, 40 Votes)
  • Watching the parade on TV (4%, 22 Votes)
  • At the mini parade (0%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 508


Should 12- to 15-year-olds be vaccinated for Covid-19?

  • Strongly Agree (46%, 639 Votes)
  • Strongly Disagree (18%, 247 Votes)
  • Agree (17%, 242 Votes)
  • Not Sure (12%, 162 Votes)
  • Disagree (7%, 94 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,384


Should non-immunised travelers should be quarantined in a separate facility for 14 days at their own expense?

  • Strongly agree (43%, 454 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree (22%, 230 Votes)
  • Agree (20%, 214 Votes)
  • Disagree (10%, 102 Votes)
  • Don’t know (4%, 46 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,046


Have you had the Covid-19 vaccination? If not do you intend to get it?

  • Yes I am vaccinated (78%, 1,596 Votes)
  • No, I do not plan to get it at this time (13%, 272 Votes)
  • No, but I have registered for it (4%, 92 Votes)
  • No, but I will be registering (2%, 49 Votes)
  • No I am unable to have it for medical reasons (2%, 38 Votes)

Total Voters: 2,047


Do you agree schools should begin the summer term with distance learning?

  • Strongly agree (46%, 306 Votes)
  • Agree (22%, 145 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree (14%, 92 Votes)
  • Disagree (11%, 72 Votes)
  • Don't know (7%, 47 Votes)

Total Voters: 662


Do you agree with the increased restrictions as a result of the increase in Covid-19 cases?

  • Strongly Agree (57%, 881 Votes)
  • Agree (20%, 306 Votes)
  • Strongly Disagree (10%, 161 Votes)
  • Disagree (10%, 148 Votes)
  • Don't Know (4%, 61 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,557


Do you support the Government Budget?

  • Strongly oppose (29%, 116 Votes)
  • Don't Know (28%, 110 Votes)
  • Somewhat support (17%, 67 Votes)
  • Somewhat oppose (15%, 61 Votes)
  • Strongly support (11%, 42 Votes)

Total Voters: 396


Are you in favour of the new cannabis licensing law?

  • No (54%, 750 Votes)
  • Yes (27%, 380 Votes)
  • Not sure (18%, 252 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,382


Are you planning to travel out of Bermuda in the next six months?

  • No - it's a Bermuda staycation for me (30%, 512 Votes)
  • Yes - when do I get my vaccination? (30%, 510 Votes)
  • Maybe - but I want to be sure it is safe first (22%, 367 Votes)
  • Probably - but I don't want to have to quarantine (14%, 245 Votes)
  • Not sure - first I need to put some money away (3%, 58 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,692


Will you be taking a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available?

  • If it's good enough for Dr Fauci, it's good enough for me, so yes (55%, 647 Votes)
  • I will when I am satisfied that there are no major side effects, so maybe (29%, 334 Votes)
  • No one is putting a needle in my arm, so no. (12%, 137 Votes)
  • I have allergies, so I am not sure. (5%, 53 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,171


Do you agree with government's proposal to close eight primary schools?

  • Yes, it will save money and allow better use of resources (41%, 483 Votes)
  • No, smaller schools are better for teaching and are vital neighbourhood institutions (32%, 376 Votes)
  • No, some schools should be closed but 8 are too many (26%, 306 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,165


Do you agree with introducing a curfew and the other Covid-19 containment measures?

  • Yes, they are needed now and are just right (46%, 274 Votes)
  • No, we need to be much stricter to stop the rise in cases (40%, 240 Votes)
  • No, they are causing too much pain (13%, 75 Votes)
  • Don't know (2%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 598


Are you happy to see the new air terminal open?

  • Yes, we need a modern terminal (67%, 575 Votes)
  • Yes, but it should be owned by Bermuda (24%, 203 Votes)
  • No, the old terminal was fine (7%, 64 Votes)
  • Don't Know (2%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 857


Was Government right to loan Fairmont Southampton workers their redundancy payments?

  • No, it is between the hotel and the staff and their unions (48%, 419 Votes)
  • Yes, but only if there had been an agreement with Gencom (34%, 293 Votes)
  • Yes, it was the right thing to do (15%, 130 Votes)
  • Don't know (3%, 27 Votes)

Total Voters: 869


Should Bermuda impose stricter Covid-19 rules?

  • Strongly agree (34%, 220 Votes)
  • Agree (30%, 194 Votes)
  • Disagree (14%, 89 Votes)
  • Not sure (11%, 72 Votes)
  • Strongly disagree (11%, 68 Votes)

Total Voters: 643


Who should David Burt put forward to fill the void in the Senate?

  • Renee Webb (41%, 536 Votes)
  • Ernest Peets (24%, 317 Votes)
  • Davida Morris (13%, 164 Votes)
  • Lauren Hayward-Bell (11%, 147 Votes)
  • Alexa Lightbourne (11%, 146 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,310


"Where is institutional racism in Bermuda most prevalent?"

  • Employment opportunities (39%, 123 Votes)
  • Criminal justice system (20%, 63 Votes)
  • Income (17%, 55 Votes)
  • Education (15%, 49 Votes)
  • Housing (7%, 21 Votes)
  • Healthcare (2%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 318