Q. Which of the following voting systems would you prefer when voting for the Federal House of Representatives.
11 Jul 11 |
Total 14 Jan 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Preferential |
22% |
23% |
29% |
20% |
32% |
Optional preferential |
26% |
25% |
26% |
23% |
43% |
First past the post |
44% |
44% |
40% |
52% |
24% |
Don’t know |
7% |
8% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
Of the three voting options given, 44% favoured “first past the post”, 25% optional preferential and 23% the current preferential system – almost no change since the question was last asked in July 2011.
Optional preferential was most preferred by those aged under 35 (30%) while older groups strongly favoured first past the post (52% of aged 45+).
“First past the post” was preferred by 52% Liberal/National voters and 43% of Greens voters preferred optional preferential.