Have parties become more right wing/left wing?
Q. Do you think over the last few years, these parties have become more right wing/conservative, more left wing/progressive or stayed about the same?
|
More right wing/ conservative |
More left wing/ progressive |
About the same |
Don’t know |
|
|
The Labor Party |
19% |
16% |
31% |
34% |
|
The Liberal Party |
27% |
8% |
33% |
32% |
|
The Nationals |
20% |
6% |
35% |
39% |
|
The Greens |
6% |
20% |
35% |
38% |
|
Palmer United Party |
9% |
9% |
24% |
57% |
|
The Labor Party (Labor voters) |
19% |
9% |
43% |
29% |
|
The Liberal Party (Coalition voters |
15% |
9% |
54% |
22% |
|
The Nationals (Coalition voters) |
13% |
6% |
51% |
30% |
|
The Greens (Greens voters) |
5% |
18% |
55% |
22% |
Respondents were a little more likely to think the Liberal and National parties have become more right wing and the Greens have become more lefvt wing over the last few years.
Among their own voters, Labor, Liberal and National parties were all seen as a little more right wing.
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