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Federal voting intention 

15 May 2018

Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to?

  Total   1 week ago 8/5/18 3 weeks ago 24/4/18   Election  2 Jul 16
Liberal 34%   35% 35%    
National 4%   3% 3%    
Total Liberal/National 38%   38% 37%   42.0%
Labor 36%   37% 36%   34.7%
Greens 10%   10% 11%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 2%   2% 2%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 7%   6% 8%    
Other/Independent 6%   6% 6%   13.1%
2 party preferred            
Liberal National 48%   47% 47%   50.4%
Labor 52%   53% 53%   49.6%

 

  1. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2016 election.
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