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Federal voting intention

20 Nov 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?

Q       Total   2 weeks ago

6/11/18

4 weeks ago 23/10/18   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 34%   33% 36%    
National 3%   3% 2%    
Total Liberal/National 37%   36% 38%   42.0%
Labor 35%   39% 37%   34.7%
Greens 11%   10% 10%   10.2%
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 7%   6% 7%    
Other/Independent 10%   9% 8%   13.1%
2 party preferred            
Liberal National 48%   46% 47%   50.4%
Labor 52%   54% 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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