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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 = 1,886 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    7 Sep 13

    (current  figures)

     

    4 weeks ago

    26/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    9/9/13

    Last week

    16/9/13

    This week

    23/9/13

    Liberal

     

    40%

    41%

    42%

    41%

    National

    2%

    3%

    3%

    2%

    Total Lib/Nat

    45.6%

    43%

    45%

    44%

    43%

    Labor

    33.4%

    38%

    35%

    36%

    37%

    Greens

    8.6%

    11%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    Other/Independent

    12.4%

    9%

    12%

    11%

    11%

     

    2 Party Preferred

    Election

    7 Sep 13

     

    4 weeks ago

    26/8/13

    2 weeks ago

    9/9/13

    Last week

    16/9/13

    This week

    23/9/13

    Liberal National

    53.4%

    50%

    53%

    53%

    51%

    Labor

    46.6%

    50%

    47%

    47%

    49%

    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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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister

    2 Sep

    Tony Abbott as Opposition Leader

    2 Sep

    Total approve

    41%

    10%

    82%

    6%

    42%

    40%

    Total disapprove

    36%

    67%

    3%

    72%

    47%

    49%

    Strongly approve

    14%

    2%

    32%

    13%

    13%

    Approve

    27%

    8%

    50%

    6%

    29%

    27%

    Disapprove

    13%

    22%

    2%

    25%

    19%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    23%

    45%

    1%

    47%

    28%

    30%

    Don’t know

    23%

    22%

    14%

    22%

    11%

    10%

    41% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister and 36% disapprove. This represents an improvement on his last approval rating as Opposition Leader, but is a little lower than Julia Gillard’s rating immediately after winning the 2010 election  (45% approve/37% disapprove).

    By gender – 44% of men approve and 34% disapprove; 38% of women approve and 39% disapprove.

  • Sep, 2013

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    Foreign investment

    Q. Do you agree or disagree that foreign investment in Australian agriculture – including buying farmland – is good for Australia’s economy?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Total agree

    22%

    23%

    25%

    14%

    Total disagree

    55%

    49%

    59%

    54%

    Strongly agree

    4%

    5%

    3%

    4%

    Agree

    18%

    18%

    22%

    10%

    Disagree

    25%

    20%

    25%

    40%

    Strongly disagree

    30%

    29%

    34%

    14%

    Don’t know

    24%

    27%

    16%

    33%

    22% agree that foreign investment in Australian agriculture – including buying farmland – is good for Australia’s economy and 55% disagree.

    Disagreement is higher among Liberal/National voters (59%), respondents aged 55+ (73%) and those on income less than $1,000pw (63%).

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