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Federal voting intention

30 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   2 weeks ago 16/1/18   Election  2 Jul 16
Liberal 32%   34%    
National 3%   3%    
Total Liberal/National 35%   37%   42.0%
Labor 36%   38%   34.7%
Greens 10%   9%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3%   3%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 8%   6%    
Other/Independent 8%   7%   13.1%
2 party preferred          
Liberal National 46%   47%   50.4%
Labor 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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