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Federal voting intention

14 Jun 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 6/6/17 2 weeks ago 30/5/17 4 weeks ago 16/5/17   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 35%   36% 35% 34%    
National 3%   3% 3% 3%    
Total Liberal/National 38%   39% 38% 37%   42.0%
Labor 36%   37% 36% 38%   34.7%
Greens 10%   10% 11% 10%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3%   3% 3% 3%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 8%   6% 5% 6%    
Other/Independent 5%   6% 7% 6%   13.1%
2 party preferred              
Liberal National 48%   48% 47% 46%   50.4%
Labor 52%   52% 53% 54%   49.6%

 

  1. Sample = 1,785. 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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