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  • Sep, 2014

    Attributes of the Labor Party

    Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

     

    Jul 2009

    Mar 2010

    April 2011

    May 2012

    Aug 2013

    Mar 2014

     

    Total

    23 Sep

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    65%

    63%

    62%

    -1

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    66%

    58%

    54%

    -4

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    53%

    54%

    54%

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    48%

    52%

    54%

    +2

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    51%

    49%

    51%

    +2

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    50%

    49%

    46%

    -3

    Have good policies

    46%

    44%

    42%

    -2

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    49%

    43%

    42%

    -1

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    38%

    42%

    36%

    -6

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    31%

    34%

    36%

    +2

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    36%

    34%

    33%

    -1

    Trustworthy

    30%

    31%

    30%

    -1

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    27%

    30%

    29%

    -1

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    34%

    30%

    27%

    -3

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (62%), divided (54%), looks after the interests of working people (54%) and moderate (54%).

    Main changes since March were – clear about what they stand for (down 6% to 36%) and divided (down 4% to 54%).

  • Mar, 2014

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    Attributes of the Labor Party

    Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    63%

    63%

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    72%

    58%

    -14

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    +2

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    51%

    52%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    53%

    49%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    46%

    49%

    +3

    Have good policies

    46%

    41%

    44%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    43%

    43%

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    34%

    42%

    +8

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    34%

    34%

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    31%

    34%

    +3

    Trustworthy

    30%

    29%

    31%

    +2

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    31%

    30%

    -1

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    26%

    30%

    +4

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), divided (58%), looks after the interests of working people (54%) and moderate (52%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (down 14% to 58%), clear about what they stand for (up 8% to 42%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 4% to 49%) and keeps its promises (up 4%to 30%).

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