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Election date announcement

5 Feb 2013

Q.The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the Federal Election will be held on September 14 this year. Do you approve or disapprove of the election date being announced nearly 8 months in advance?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Total approve

48%

73%

35%

45%

Total disapprove

34%

13%

50%

35%

Strongly approve

15%

24%

10%

16%

Approve

33%

49%

25%

29%

Disapprove

19%

10%

25%

26%

Strongly disapprove

15%

3%

25%

9%

Don’t know

19%

14%

16%

20%

48% approve of the announcement of the next Federal election date and 34% disapprove. 73% of Labor voters approve compared to 45% of Greens voters and 35% of Liberal/National voters. 50% of Liberal/National voters disapprove.

There were no major differences by demographics – although men were a little more likely to approve (53%) and women a little more likely to disapprove (38%).

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