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Preferred System for Electing Party Leaders
Q. Which of the following do you think would be the best way to elect national party leaders?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
The Australian system where the leader is elected by the Members of Parliament |
36% |
45% |
36% |
45% |
The US system where registered voters in primaries elect the party’s candidate for President |
31% |
25% |
36% |
23% |
The UK system where MPs, party members (and in Labour’s case, union members from affiliated unions) all get to vote for the party leader |
11% |
10% |
8% |
15% |
Don’t know |
23% |
19% |
19% |
17% |
36% prefer the Australian system of electing the party leader – 31% prefer the US system and 11% the UK system.
Labor and Greens voters were more likely to prefer the Australian system (45%) and Liberal/National voters the US system (36%).
45% of people aged 55+ and 45% of those on income of $1,600+ pw favoured the Australian system.

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