Q. Would you support or oppose holding a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services industry?
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | April 2016 | Aug 2016 | Feb 2017 | |||
| Total support | 64% | 72% | 62% | 62% | 71% | 59% | 64% | 64% | ||
| Total oppose | 12% | 9% | 20% | 3% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 16% | ||
| Strongly support | 24% | 33% | 15% | 30% | 30% | 27% | 28% | 33% | ||
| Support | 40% | 39% | 47% | 32% | 41% | 32% | 36% | 31% | ||
| Oppose | 9% | 8% | 16% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 11% | ||
| Strongly oppose | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Don’t know | 24% | 20% | 18% | 35% | 18% | 25% | 23% | 21% |
There was majority support for holding a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services sector – 64% supported a Royal Commission and 12% opposed. This is similar to polls over the last 2 years.
A majority of all voter groups supported a Royal Commission. Those most likely to support a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services sector were Labor voters (72%), other voters (71%) and university educated (70%).