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	Mar 2017
Will promise to do anything to win votes	61%	-2		57%	72%	65%	64%	62%	64%	63%
Looks after the interests of working people	57%	-4			39%	53%	55%	50%	56%	61%
Moderate	56%	-2		65%	51%	48%	56%	47%	54%	58%
Has policies that lead to a fairer Australia	51%	–
Understands the problems facing Australia	51%	-1		62%	40%	50%	48%	43%	49%	52%
Divided	50%	+1		30%	66%	66%	58%	54%	49%	49%
Have a vision for the future	49%	-3			43%	49%	42%	40%	48%	52%
Out of touch with ordinary people	47%	-3		44%	61%	51%	52%	53%	46%	50%
Have good policies	45%	-5				46%	42%	38%	46%	50%
Clear about what they stand for	42%	-5			28%	38%	37%	35%	43%	47%
Has a good team of leaders	38%	-3		60%	34%	36%	33%	30%	39%	41%
Too close to the big corporate and financial interests	35%	-5			46%	31%	37%	35%	35%	40%
Trustworthy	34%	-1				30%	34%	29%	33%	35%
Keeps its promises	32%	-2		44%	20%	27%	29%	28%	31%	34%
Extreme	28%	–		25%	38%	34%	30%	35%	30%	28%

The attributes most commonly associated with the Labor party were “will promise to do anything to win votes” (61%), “looks after the interests of working people” (57%), and “moderate” (56%). Those least commonly associated were “extreme” (28%), “keeps its promises” (32%) and “trustworthy” (34%).

The biggest changes since this question was last asked in March were “have good policies”, “clear about what they stand for” and “too close to the big corporate and financial interests”, all of which dropped by 5%.