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Federal voting intention

4 Apr 2017

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   Last week 28/3/17 2 weeks ago 21/3/17 4 weeks ago 7/3/17   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 35%   32% 31% 34%    
National 2%   3% 3% 3%    
Total Liberal/National 37%   35% 34% 37%   42.0%
Labor 36%   37% 37% 37%   34.7%
Greens 10%   10% 9% 9%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3%   4% 3% 3%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 8%   8% 10% 9%    
Other/Independent 6%   7% 6% 5%   13.1%
2 party preferred              
Liberal National 47%   46% 45% 47%   50.4%
Labor 53%   54% 55% 53%   49.6%
  1. Sample = 1,797. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. 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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