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Attributes of the Liberal Party

17 Nov 2015

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

Total

Change

Jul 2009

Mar 2010

April 2011

May 2012

Aug 2013

Mar 2014

Sep 2014

Will promise to do anything to win votes

68%

-1

67%

72%

65%

63%

65%

67%

69%

Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

67%

+2

60%

58%

60%

62%

65%

Out of touch with ordinary people

62%

-1

62%

58%

54%

53%

58%

59%

63%

Divided

56%

+16

74%

66%

49%

37%

31%

32%

40%

Have a vision for the future

54%

+5

48%

48%

51%

53%

49%

Moderate

51%

+7

50%

50%

55%

52%

48%

46%

44%

Has a good team of leaders

48%

+10

29%

31%

40%

39%

36%

43%

38%

Clear about what they stand for

46%

44%

46%

45%

50%

46%

Understands the problems facing Australia

46%

+2

44%

43%

51%

52%

48%

47%

44%

Have good policies

43%

+4

38%

44%

39%

Extreme

39%

-1

36%

38%

36%

34%

39%

37%

40%

Looks after the interests of working people

32%

+1

38%

40%

36%

37%

31%

Trustworthy

29%

+1

30%

32%

28%

Keeps its promises

25%

-1

28%

23%

33%

34%

32%

35%

26%

The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (68%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (67%), out of touch with ordinary people (62%) and divided (56%).

Main changes since September last year were – divided (up 16% to 56%), has a good team of leaders (up 10% to 48%), moderate (up 7% to 51%) and have a vision for the future (up 5% to 54%).

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