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Federal politics – voting intention

Jun 7, 2010
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Q. If there was a Federal election held today, to which party would you probably give your first preference?   

Q. If you ‘don’t know’ on the above question, which party are you currently leaning to?  

 1,872 sample size

First preference/leaning to 6 months ago 4 weeks ago 2 weeks ago Last week This week

 
Liberal 30% 39% 39% 39% 38%
National 4% 3% 2% 2% 3%
Total Lib/Nat 34% 42% 41% 41% 40%
Labor 46% 37% 40% 39% 37%
Greens 9% 11% 10% 9% 12%
Family First 3% 2% 2% 2% 3%
Other/Independent 8% 8% 7% 8% 7%

 

2PP 6 months ago 4 weeks ago 2 weeks ago Last week This week

 
Total Lib/Nat 42% 50% 48% 49% 48%
Labor 58% 50% 52% 51% 52%

 NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. 

* Sample is the aggregation of two weeks’ polling data.  

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