Q. How likely is it that Australia will need to have another Federal election within the next 12 months?
| 6 Sep 10 | 20 Sep 10 | |
| Total likely | 70% | 59% |
| Total unlikely | 16% | 28% |
| Very likely | 27% | 23% |
| Quite likely | 43% | 36% |
| Not very likely | 13% | 22% |
| Not at all likely | 3% | 6% |
| Don’t know | 14% | 13% |
59% of respondents (down 11% from 2 weeks ago) think it likely that Australia will need to have another Federal election within the next 12 months and 28% (up 12%) think it is unlikely. Labor voters are evenly divided (42% likely/42% unlikely) but 83% of Coalition voters think it is likely and only 11% unlikely.
Q. Do you think Australia should have another Federal election in the next 12 months?
| 6 Sep 10 | 20 Sep 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Yes | 52% | 43% | 17% | 75% | 11% |
| No | 33% | 43% | 71% | 14% | 75% |
| Don’t know | 15% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 14% |
43% (down 9%) think that Australia should have another election in the next 12 months and 43% (up 10%) disagree. Support for another election is strongest among Liberal/National voters (75%) but other voters oppose it.