050913, 5 September 2013, better leader, change of government, economy, evironment policies, reason for vote, united party
Q. Which of the following are the main reasons why you will vote for that party? (up to 3 responses)
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Other party/ Independent |
|
| Better at handling Australia’s economy |
42% |
29% |
69% |
7% |
13% |
|
| Better at looking after the interests people like me |
28% |
37% |
19% |
25% |
35% |
|
| They are more likely to represent the interests of all Australians |
33% |
37% |
24% |
33% |
51% |
|
| I always vote for the same party |
10% |
13% |
10% |
9% |
1% |
|
| They have a better leader |
20% |
35% |
14% |
5% |
13% |
|
| More trustworthy than the other parties |
22% |
21% |
15% |
45% |
33% |
|
| They are more united |
12% |
2% |
21% |
15% |
5% |
|
| They are more capable of governing effectively than the other parties |
15% |
10% |
26% |
6% |
3% |
|
| They have better policies on things like education and health |
15% |
29% |
4% |
21% |
9% |
|
| They have better policies on things like environment and climate change |
11% |
13% |
1% |
55% |
6% |
|
| They have better policies on things like industrial relations and supporting Australian workers |
8% |
16% |
3% |
8% |
8% |
|
| They have better policies on things like national security and immigration |
9% |
3% |
12% |
15% |
6% |
|
| We need a change of Government |
18% |
1% |
28% |
10% |
36% |
|
| No reason |
4% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
Main reasons for voting Labor were better at looking after the interests of people like me (37%), more likely to represent the interests of all Australians (37%) and have a better leader (35%).
Main reasons for voting Liberal or National were better at handling the economy (69%), need a change of Government (28%) and more capable of governing effectively (26%).
050913, 5 September 2013, Election 2013 poll, opinion of tony abbott
Q. Since the election was called has your opinion of Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party gone up or down?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total gone up |
25% |
7% |
51% |
8% |
|
| Total gone down |
35% |
59% |
5% |
63% |
|
| Gone up a lot |
10% |
2% |
21% |
1% |
|
| Gone up a little |
15% |
5% |
30% |
7% |
|
| Stayed the same |
35% |
32% |
42% |
27% |
|
| Gone down a little |
11% |
15% |
3% |
19% |
|
| Gone down a lot |
24% |
44% |
2% |
44% |
|
| Don’t know |
5% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
25% say their opinion of Tony Abbott has gone up since the election was called and 35% say it has gone down. Views follow party preferences with 51% of Liberal/national voters saying their opinion of Tony Abbott had gone up and 59% of Labor voters saying their opinion had gone down. Greens voters opinions were more likely to have gone down.