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Federal voting intention

16 Jan 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   4 weeks ago 19/12/17   Election  2 Jul 16
Liberal 34%   34%    
National 3%   3%    
Total Liberal/National 37%   37%   42.0%
Labor 38%   38%   34.7%
Greens 9%   9%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3%   2%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 6%   7%    
Other/Independent 7%   7%   13.1%
2 party preferred          
Liberal National 47%   47%   50.4%
Labor 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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