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Performance of Coalition since May’19 election

16 Oct 2019

Q. In the six months since winning the election, how would you rate the performance of the Coalition Government as a whole?

  Total Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
Excellent 7% 3% 14% 3% 3%
Good 26% 13% 48% 13% 20%
Fair 30% 32% 31% 30% 30%
Poor 28% 45% 5% 46% 38%
Unsure 9% 6% 2% 8% 9%
Base (n) 1,088 343 380 107 130
  • Although just 7% rated the performance of the Coalition as ‘Excellent’ in the 6 months since the election victory, 26% rated it ‘Good’ and a further 30% as ‘Fair’.
  • Men (10% to 4% of women) and Coalition voters (14% to 3% or all other voters) were more likely to rate the Coalition Government’s performance as ‘Excellent’.
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