Attributes of the Labor Party

Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

	Total	Change		Jul 2009	April 2011	Aug 2013	Nov 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016
Will promise to do anything to win votes	63%	-1		57%	72%	65%	64%	62%	64%
Looks after the interests of working people	61%	+5			39%	53%	55%	50%	56%
Moderate	58%	+4		65%	51%	48%	56%	47%	54%
Understands the problems facing Australia	52%	+3		62%	40%	50%	48%	43%	49%
Have a vision for the future	52%	+4			43%	49%	42%	40%	48%
Out of touch with ordinary people	50%	+4		44%	61%	51%	52%	53%	46%
Have good policies	50%	+4				46%	42%	38%	46%
Divided	49%	–		30%	66%	66%	58%	54%	49%
Clear about what they stand for	47%	+4			28%	38%	37%	35%	43%
Has a good team of leaders	41%	+2		60%	34%	36%	33%	30%	39%
Too close to the big corporate and financial interests	40%	+5			46%	31%	37%	35%	35%
Trustworthy	35%	+2				30%	34%	29%	33%
Keeps its promises	34%	+3		44%	20%	27%	29%	28%	31%
Extreme	28%	-2		25%	38%	34%	30%	35%	30%

 

The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), looks after the interests of working people (61%) and moderate (58%).

Since this question was asked in June last year, overall there has been a small improvement in most positive attributes. The main changes have been for looks after the interest of working people (up 5%) and too close to the big corporate and financial interests (up 5+).