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Republic

28 Oct 2014

Q.  Are you in favour or against Australia becoming a republic?

 

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

Jan 2010

March 2011

Oct 2011

Jun 2012

Apr 2014

 

Shift since April 2014

In favour

31%

42%

23%

42%

29%

41%

39%

41%

39%

33%

-2

Against

31%

20%

48%

15%

34%

32%

34%

33%

35%

42%

-11

No opinion

38%

38%

29%

43%

37%

27%

27%

26%

27%

25%

+13

31% of respondents were in favour of Australian becoming a republic and 31% were against. 38% could not give an opinion – the highest response in the last 4 years.

Greens (42%) and Labor (42%) voters were more likely to be in favour of a republic. Lib/Nat voters (23%) were less likely.

Males (40%) were far more likely than females (22%) to be in favour of a republic.

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