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  • Sep, 2013

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    Federal politics – voting intention

    Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?

    Sample size = 1,856 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

     

    4 weeks ago

    5/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    19/8/13

    Last week

    26/8/13

    This week

    2/9/13

    Liberal

     

    40%

    41%

    40%

    41%

    National

    3%

    3%

    2%

    3%

    Total Lib/Nat

    43.6%

    43%

    44%

    43%

    44%

    Labor

    38.0%

    38%

    40%

    38%

    35%

    Greens

    11.8%

    9%

    8%

    11%

    11%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    10%

    8%

    9%

    10%

     

    2 Party Preferred

    Election

    21 Aug 10

     

    4 weeks ago

    5/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    19/8/13

    Last week

    26/8/13

    This week

    2/9/13

    Liberal National

    49.9%

    51%

    50%

    50%

    52%

    Labor

    50.1%

    49%

    50%

    50%

    48%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results.  The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election.

  • Sep, 2013

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    Weekly voting intention

    The following tables show the weekly voting intention since the election was called.

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

     

    4 weeks ago

    5/8/13

    3 weeks ago

    13/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    19/8/13

    Last week

    26/8/13

    This week

    2/9/13

    Sample

     

    973

    926

    976

    938

    918

     

    Liberal National

    43.6%

    43%

    44%

    43%

    43%

    44%

    Labor

    38.0%

    37%

    41%

    39%

    36%

    35%

    Greens

    11.8%

    10%

    7%

    9%

    11%

    10%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    11%

    9%

    8%

    10%

    11%

     

    2 Party Preferred

    Election

    21 Aug 10

     

    4 weeks ago

    5/8/13

    3 weeks ago

    13/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    19/8/13

    Last week

    26/8/13

    This week

    2/9/13

    Liberal National

    49.9%

    51%

    50%

    50%

    51%

    53%

    Labor

    50.1%

    49%

    50%

    50%

    49%

    47%

     

  • Sep, 2013

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    Firmness of voting intention

    Q. How likely is it that you will change your mind about who you vote for before the Federal election?

     

    Total

    Gave voting intention

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Other party/ Independent

     

    Total

    5 Aug

    Total

    19 Aug

    Total

    26 Aug

    I will definitely not change my mind

    54%

    57%

    63%

    39%

    20%

    44%

    46%

    47%

    It is very unlikely I will change my mind

    27%

    25%

    25%

    39%

    33%

    30%

    32%

    30%

    It is quite possible I will change my mind as the campaign develops

    15%

    14%

    9%

    17%

    39%

    21%

    17%

    18%

    Don’t know

    4%

    4%

    3%

    6%

    8%

    5%

    5%

    4%

    54% of those who gave their voting intention say they will definitely not change their mind before the election, 27% say it is very unlikely they will change their mind and 15% say it is quite possible they will change. This represents a significant increase in certainty about voting over the last week.

    Other party and independent voters (39%) were most likely to say it is possible they will change their mind.

  • Sep, 2013

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    Approval of Kevin Rudd

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    Julia Gillard

    11 Jun 13

     

    Kevin Rudd

    15 Jul

    Kevin Rudd

    13 Aug

    Kevin Rudd

    26 Aug

     

    Kevin Rudd

    2 Sep

    Total approve

    37%

    50%

    45%

    41%

    42%

    Total disapprove

    54%

    35%

    43%

    45%

    47%

    Strongly approve

    10%

    18%

    11%

    11%

    13%

    Approve

    27%

    32%

    34%

    30%

    29%

    Disapprove

    21%

    15%

    21%

    20%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    33%

    20%

    22%

    25%

    28%

    Don’t know

    9%

    16%

    12%

    14%

    11%

    Kevin Rudd’s approval ratings have remained much the same over the past week. 42% (up 1%) approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister and 47% (up 2%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -4 to -5.

    86% of Labor voters approve (up 4%) and 7% disapprove (down 1%).

    By gender – men 46% approve/46% disapprove, women 39% approve/48% disapprove.  In net terms this represents a shift with men from -4 to 0 and with women from -5 to -9.

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