Balance of Power

Q. Do you think the independents and Greens holding the balance of power in Parliament has been good or bad for Australia?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total good	27%	33%	12%	83%
Total bad	41%	25%	66%	2%
Very good	7%	8%	1%	34%
Good	20%	25%	11%	49%
Neither good nor bad	33%	41%	22%	15%
Bad	22%	18%	29%	2%
Very bad	19%	7%	37%	–

27% think that the independents and Greens holding the balance of power in Parliament has been good for Australia and 41% think it has been bad.

Greens voters overwhelmingly think it has been good (83%) while two-thirds of Coalition voters think it has been bad. Labor voters are somewhat split – 33% good/25% bad/41% neither. Older respondents were more likely to think it was bad – those aged under 35 split 32% good/29% bad while those aged 55+ split 21% good/52% bad.