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Need for a New Election

Sep 6, 2010
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Q. Do you think Australia should have another Federal election in the next 12 months?

  Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Yes 52% 48% 65% 45%
No 33% 38% 25% 35%
Don’t know 15% 14% 10% 20%

52% think that Australia should have another election in the next 12 months and 33% disagree. Support for another election is strongest among Liberal/National voters (65%) although all voter types are more likely to support another election than oppose it.  Women (yes 53%/no 29%) are more likely to support another election than men (50%/38%).

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