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  • Sep, 2014

    Attributes of the Liberal Party

    Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?

     

    Jul 2009

    Mar 2010

    April 2011

    May 2012

    Aug 2013

    Mar 2014

     

    Total

    23 Sep

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    67%

    72%

    65%

    63%

    65%

    67%

    69%

    +2

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    60%

    58%

    60%

    62%

    65%

    +3

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    62%

    58%

    54%

    53%

    58%

    59%

    63%

    +4

    Have a vision for the future

    48%

    48%

    51%

    53%

    49%

    -4

    Clear about what they stand for

    44%

    46%

    45%

    50%

    46%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    44%

    43%

    51%

    52%

    48%

    47%

    44%

    -3

    Moderate

    50%

    50%

    55%

    52%

    48%

    46%

    44%

    -2

    Divided

    74%

    66%

    49%

    37%

    31%

    32%

    40%

    +8

    Extreme

    36%

    38%

    36%

    34%

    39%

    37%

    40%

    +3

    Have good policies

    38%

    44%

    39%

    -5

    Has a good team of leaders

    29%

    31%

    40%

    39%

    36%

    43%

    38%

    -5

    Looks after the interests of working people

    38%

    40%

    36%

    37%

    31%

    -6

    Trustworthy

    30%

    32%

    28%

    -4

    Keeps its promises

    28%

    23%

    33%

    34%

    32%

    35%

    26%

    -9

    The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (69%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (65%) and out of touch with ordinary people (63%).

    Main changes since March were – keeps it promises (down 9% to 26%), divided (up 8% to 40%), looks after the interests of working people (down 6% to 31%), have good policies (down 5% to 39%) and has a good team of leaders (down 5% to 38%).

  • Mar, 2014

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    Attributes of the Liberal Party

    Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14
    Mar
    10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    67%

    72%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    +4

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    60%

    58%

    59%

    60%

    63%

    62%

    -1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    62%

    58%

    54%

    53%

    54%

    58%

    56%

    59%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    48%

    48%

    52%

    51%

    55%

    53%

    -2

    Clear about what they stand for

    44%

    46%

    48%

    45%

    56%

    50%

    -6

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    44%

    43%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    48%

    50%

    47%

    -3

    Moderate

    50%

    50%

    55%

    52%

    52%

    48%

    50%

    46%

    -4

    Have good policies

    38%

    46%

    44%

    -2

    Has a good team of leaders

    29%

    31%

    40%

    39%

    41%

    36%

    46%

    43%

    -3

    Looks after the interests of working people

    38%

    40%

    40%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    Extreme

    36%

    38%

    36%

    34%

    35%

    39%

    42%

    37%

    -5

    Keeps its promises

    28%

    23%

    33%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    39%

    35%

    -4

    Trustworthy

    30%

    35%

    32%

    -3

    Divided

    74%

    66%

    49%

    37%

    32%

    31%

    25%

    32%

    +7

    The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (67%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (62%), out of touch with ordinary people (59%), have a vision for the future (53%) and clear about what they stand for (50%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (up 7% to 32%), clear about what they stand for (down 6% to 50%), extreme (down 5% to 37%), will do anything to win votes (up 4% to 67%), keeps it promises (down 4% to 35%) and moderate (down 4% to 46%).

  • Aug, 2013

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    Attributes of the Liberal Party

    Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

     

    Total

    19 Aug

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    67%

    72%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    65%

    -2

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    60%

    58%

    59%

    60%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    62%

    58%

    54%

    53%

    54%

    58%

    +4

    Have a vision for the future

    48%

    48%

    52%

    51%

    -1

    Moderate

    50%

    50%

    55%

    52%

    52%

    48%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    44%

    43%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    48%

    -2

    Clear about what they stand for

    44%

    46%

    48%

    45%

    -3

    Extreme

    36%

    38%

    36%

    34%

    35%

    39%

    +4

    Have good policies

    38%

    na

    Has a good team of leaders

    29%

    31%

    40%

    39%

    41%

    36%

    -5

    Looks after the interests of working people

    38%

    40%

    40%

    36%

    -4

    Keeps its promises

    28%

    23%

    33%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    -2

    Divided

    74%

    66%

    49%

    37%

    32%

    31%

    -1

    Trustworthy

    30%

    na

    The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (65%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (60%), out of touch with ordinary people (58%) and have a vision for the future (51%).

    The only substantial change since April was a drop in the figure for “has a good team of leaders” – down 5% to 36%.

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