Performance of the Greens
Q. Do you think the performance of the Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or poor?
|
16 Jul 12 |
7 Nov 12 |
Total 4 Mar 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total good |
17% |
16% |
17% |
21% |
8% |
62% |
| Total poor |
47% |
40% |
41% |
36% |
55% |
6% |
| Very good |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
12% |
| Good |
14% |
13% |
14% |
19% |
7% |
50% |
| Neither good nor poor |
27% |
25% |
24% |
28% |
23% |
24% |
| Poor |
19% |
18% |
18% |
23% |
20% |
6% |
| Very poor |
28% |
22% |
23% |
13% |
35% |
– |
| Don’t know |
10% |
19% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
8% |
17% think the performance of The Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or very good and 41% think it has been poor or very poor. These results are very similar to those of November when this question was last asked.
36% (up 9%) of Labor voters think the Greens’ performance has been poor/very poor and 28% (down 4%) neither good nor poor – only 21% (down 1%) think it has been good/very good. 55% (down 6%) of Liberal/National voters think it has been poor/very poor and 62% (down 3%) of Greens voters think it has been good/very good.
Among respondents aged under 35, 22% think The Greens’ performance has been good/very good and 27% think it has been poor/very poor.
Greens policies
Q. Do you think that The Greens’ policies are too extreme or do they represent the views of many voters?
|
16 Jul 12 |
7 Nov 12 |
Total 4 Mar 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Too extreme |
53% |
47% |
52% |
48% |
68% |
7% |
| Represent the views of many voters |
26% |
25% |
24% |
29% |
13% |
79% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
28% |
24% |
23% |
19% |
15% |
52% think The Greens’ policies are too extreme and 24% think they represent the views of many voters. Since this question was last asked in November, the percentage thinking they are extreme has increased 5%. This increase is mainly due to more Labor voters thinking the Greens are too extreme, which has increased from 38% to 48%
Those most likely to think The Greens’ policies are too extreme were men (61%), aged 55+ (67%) and Liberal/National voters (68%).
Approval of Christine Milne
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Christine Milne is doing as leader of the Greens?
|
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total approve |
20% |
28% |
10% |
71% |
| Total disapprove |
33% |
24% |
49% |
5% |
| Strongly approve |
2% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
| Approve |
18% |
25% |
9% |
63% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
18% |
22% |
5% |
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
6% |
27% |
– |
| Don’t know |
47% |
48% |
42% |
24% |
20% approve of the job Christine Milne is doing as leader of the Greens and 33% disapprove – nearly half could not give an opinion.
Among Greens voters 71% approve and 5% disapprove. 27% of respondents aged under 35 approve compared to 17% of those aged 55+.
Party better at dealing with intolerance
Q. In your view, which party is better at dealing with the various forms of intolerance?
|
Labor |
Liberal |
Greens |
Other |
Don’t know |
|
| Racism |
17% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
46% |
| Sexism |
19% |
19% |
12% |
2% |
47% |
| Homophobia |
13% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
45% |
| Religious intolerance |
16% |
22% |
9% |
3% |
50% |
| Ageism |
16% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
52% |
With the exception of sexism, when compared to Labor, the Liberals are consistently regarded by respondents as being the party that is better at dealing with racism (23% Liberal, 17% Labor), homophobia (13% Labor, 17% Liberal), religious intolerance (16% Labor, 22% Liberal) and ageism (16% Labor, 20% Liberal).
On sexism, both the major parties are equally regarded as the party that is better at dealing with it (19% each).
The Greens are regarded as the best party to deal with homophobia (21%).
There were a high portion of don’t knows in this question, with either a majority or close to a majority of respondents selecting this option for each form of intolerance.
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 = 1,857 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago 18/6/12 |
2 weeks ago 2/7/12 |
Last week 9/7/12 |
This week 16/7/12 |
| Liberal |
46% |
45% |
46% |
46% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
43.6% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
| Labor |
38.0% |
33% |
32% |
31% |
31% |
| Greens |
11.8% |
10% |
10% |
11% |
10% |
| Other/Independent |
6.6% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
| 2PP |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago |
2 weeks ago |
Last week |
This week |
| Total Lib/Nat |
49.9% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
57% |
| Labor |
50.1% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
43% |
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. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. + or – 2%.
Performance of the Greens
Q. Do you think the performance of the Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or poor?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total good |
17% |
21% |
7% |
71% |
| Total poor |
47% |
37% |
65% |
4% |
| Very good |
3% |
4% |
* |
18% |
| Good |
14% |
17% |
7% |
53% |
| Neither good nor poor |
27% |
35% |
21% |
21% |
| Poor |
19% |
22% |
21% |
1% |
| Very poor |
28% |
15% |
44% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
17% think the performance of The Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or very good and 47% think it has been poor or very poor.
Labor voters tend to think The Greens’ performance has been poor/very poor (37%) or neither good nor poor (35%) – and only 21% think it has been good/very good.
Among respondents aged under 35, 24% think The Greens’ performance has been good/very good and 29% think it has been poor/very poor.
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