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New Election – Change in Vote
Q. If another election was held in the next 12 months would you vote for the same party or might you change your vote?
| Total | Voted Labor | Voted Lib/Nat | Voted Greens | |
| Vote for the same party | 72% | 76% | 84% | 62% |
| Might change my vote | 16% | 16% | 11% | 28% |
| Definitely change my vote | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Don’t know | 11% | 7% | 4% | 8% |
72% say they would vote for the same party if another election was held and 17% think they may change their vote. Liberal/National voters are least likely to change their vote (13%), while Greens voters are most likely (29%). 22% of voters aged under 35 said they may change their vote compared to only 13% of those aged 55+.
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