Q. Thinking about the voting age, which of the following options would you favour?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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Keep the compulsory voting age at 18 |
77% |
74% |
88% |
59% |
75% |
66% |
81% |
84% |
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Reduce the compulsory voting age to 16 |
4% |
7% |
3% |
3% |
8% |
6% |
5% |
1% |
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Reduce the voting age to 16 but make it voluntary for 16 and 17 year olds |
14% |
16% |
8% |
35% |
15% |
20% |
10% |
12% |
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Don’t know |
4% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
2% |
77% favour keeping the compulsory voting age at 18, 14% favour making voting voluntary for 16 and 17 year old and only 4% favour reducing the compulsory voting age to 16.
Those most likely to support giving 16-17 year olds the vote (either voluntary or compulsory) were Greens voters (38%) and those aged 18-24 (33%).