Firmness of voting intention
Q. How likely is it that you will change your mind about who you vote for before the Federal election to be held this year?
|
Total Gave voting intention |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Other party/ Independent |
|
Total 5 Aug |
Total 19 Aug |
|
| I will definitely not change my mind |
47% |
46% |
60% |
26% |
22% |
44% |
46% |
||
| It is very unlikely I will change my mind |
30% |
32% |
26% |
38% |
33% |
30% |
32% |
||
| It is quite possible I will change my mind as the campaign develops |
18% |
17% |
11% |
30% |
41% |
21% |
17% |
||
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
47% of those who gave their voting intention say they will definitely not change their mind before the election, 30% say it is very unlikely they will change their mind and 18% say it is quite possible they will change. This represents little change since this question was asked a week ago.
Those most likely to say it is possible they will change their mind were Greens voters (30%), other party and independent voters (41%) and aged 25-34 (25%).
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