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Reason for double dissolution

30 Mar 2016

Q. What do you think is the main reason why the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would call an early double dissolution election?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC 14%   9% 23% 13% 11%
Because he wants to get rid of the independents in the Senate 25%   27% 27% 25% 25%
Because his Government is losing support and he will have a better chance of winning if the election is held early 30%   40% 22% 36% 36%
Some other reason 5%   3% 7% 4% 11%
Don’t know 26%   21% 21% 21% 17%

30% think the main reason Malcolm Turnbull would call an early election is because his Government is losing support and he will have a better chance of winning and 25% think it is because he wants to get rid of the independents in the Senate. Only 14% think it is because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC. Even among Liberal/National voters, only 23% think it is because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC.

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