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  • Oct, 2011

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    Benefit of Membership of Commonwealth of Nations

    Q. Do you think Australia benefits from being part of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly known as the British Commonwealth)?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Total some/a lot of benefit 47% 47% 55% 38%
    Benefits a lot 14% 13% 20% 3%
    Some benefit 33% 34% 35% 35%
    Benefits a little 19% 21% 18% 24%
    No benefit 19% 19% 18% 23%
    Don’t know 14% 13% 10% 15%

    47% believed there is some or a lot of benefit in being part of the Commonwealth and 19% think there is no benefit.

    Those most likely to think there is some/a lot of benefit were aged 65+ (64%) and Liberal/National voters (55%)

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