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  • Apr, 2012

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    Next Election

    Q. Do you think the Labor Government should run its full term until 2013 when the next Federal election is due or should a new election be held now?

     

    5 Sept 11

    5 Dec 11

    30 Jan 12

    5 Mar 12

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Should run to 2013

    40%

    47%

    48%

    46%

    48%

    87%

    21%

    74%

    Should hold election now

    48%

    41%

    41%

    44%

    42%

    7%

    75%

    20%

    Don’t know

    12%

    12%

    10%

    10%

    10%

    5%

    5%

    6%

     

    48% think the Labor Government should run its full term until the 2013 election and 42% think an election should be held now.

    10% don’t know.

    Opinions have shifted a little toward having an election now since this question was polled in March 2012.

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  • Jan, 2012

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    Next Election

    Q. Do you think the Labor Government should run its full term until 2013 when the next Federal election is due or should a new election be held now?

    5 Sept 11 5 Dec 11 Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Should run to 2013 40% 47% 48% 80% 19% 82%
    Should hold election now 48% 41% 41% 12% 73% 11%
    Don’t know 12% 12% 10% 8% 8% 7%

    48% think that the Labor Government should be allowed to run its full term through to 2013 and 41% think a new election should be held. This is very similar to the results of this question when last asked in early December. Views closely follow voting voting intentions.

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  • Dec, 2011

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    Federal Election

    Q. Do you think the Labor Government should run its full term until 2013 when the next Federal election is due or should a new election be held now?

    5 Sept 11 Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Should run to 2013 40% 47% 89% 20% 73%
    Should hold election now 48% 41% 7% 74% 16%
    Don’t know 12% 12% 4% 6% 11%

    47% think that the Labor Government should be allowed to run its full term trough to 2013 and 41% think a new election should be held. This is almost exactly the reverse of the results when this question was previously asked in September when 48% thought an election should be held now and 40% thought the Government should run its full term.

    Support for the Government to run its full term has increased among Labor voters (from 82% to 89%) and Liberal/National voters (11% to 20%) but dropped from 80% to 73% for Greens voters.

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