04 February 2014, 040214, 2PP, Greens, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, 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 = 1,885 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
2 weeks ago 21/1/14 |
Last week 28/1/14 |
This week 4/2/14 |
| Liberal |
|
40% |
40% |
40% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
43% |
42% |
43% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
37% |
36% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
9% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
2 weeks ago 21/1/14 |
Last week 28/1/14 |
This week 4/2/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
51% |
50% |
50% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
49% |
50% |
50% |
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 2013 election.
04 February 2014, 040214, Governer General, Peter Cosgrove
Q. What do you think of the choice of Peter Cosgrove, former chief of the Defence Forces, as Australia’s next Governor General?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| An excellent choice, the best person for the job |
30% |
24% |
46% |
7% |
26% |
|
| A good choice, one of the best people for the job |
34% |
34% |
36% |
29% |
41% |
|
| An acceptable choice but would prefer someone else |
11% |
15% |
7% |
21% |
9% |
|
| Not a good choice, it should have gone to someone else |
4% |
3% |
1% |
15% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
21% |
24% |
10% |
27% |
21% |
64% think that the choice of Peter Cosgrove as Australia’s next Governor General is good/excellent and that he is the best or one of the best for the job. Only 15% said they would prefer someone else.
Strongest support for the choice of Peter Cosgrove came from Liberal/National voters (82% good/excellent) and those aged 55+ (79%).
36% of Greens voters thought he was a good/excellent choice and 36% would prefer someone else.
Of those aged under 35, 45% thought he was a good/excellent choice, 20% would prefer someone else and 35% did not know.