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Blocking the budget

3 Jun 2014

Q. Would you support or oppose the Labor Opposition blocking the budget and forcing a new election?

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total support

47%

84%

9%

64%

45%

Total oppose

40%

8%

82%

19%

41%

Strongly support

27%

52%

4%

34%

25%

Support

20%

32%

5%

30%

20%

Oppose

18%

7%

27%

14%

28%

Strongly oppose

22%

1%

55%

5%

13%

Don’t know

14%

8%

10%

17%

13%

47% said they would support the Labor Opposition blocking the budget and forcing a new election and 40% said they were opposed.

A substantial majority of Labor voters (84%) and Greens voters (64%) supported forcing a new election.

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