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 |
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| 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 |
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| Have a vision for the future |
43% |
41% |
42% |
49% |
43% |
43% |
– |
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| Clear about what they stand for |
28% |
31% |
27% |
38% |
34% |
42% |
+8 |
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| 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%).
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 |
|
Total 19 Aug |
Change |
|
| Divided |
30% |
36% |
66% |
73% |
82% |
66% |
-16 |
|
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
57% |
63% |
72% |
70% |
71% |
65% |
-6 |
|
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
39% |
47% |
42% |
53% |
+11 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
44% |
48% |
61% |
58% |
63% |
51% |
-12 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
62% |
54% |
40% |
46% |
39% |
50% |
+11 |
|
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
43% |
41% |
42% |
49% |
+7 |
|
| Moderate |
65% |
63% |
51% |
50% |
47% |
48% |
+1 |
|
| Have good policies |
|
|
|
|
|
46% |
na |
|
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
28% |
31% |
27% |
38% |
+11 |
|
| Has a good team of leaders |
60% |
52% |
34% |
29% |
24% |
36% |
+12 |
|
| Extreme |
25% |
26% |
38% |
31% |
38% |
34% |
-4 |
|
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
46% |
36% |
39% |
31% |
-8 |
|
| Trustworthy |
|
|
|
|
|
30% |
na |
|
| Keeps its promises |
44% |
33% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
27% |
+8 |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (66%), will promise anything to win votes (65%), looks after the interests of working people (53%), out of touch with ordinary people (51%) and understands the problems facing Australia (50%).
Main changes since April were – divided (down 16% to 66%), has a good team of leaders (up 12% to 36%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 12% to 51%), looks after the interests of working people (up 11% to 53%), understands the problems facing Australia (up 11% to 50%) and clear about what they stand for (up 11% to 38%).
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 |
% change |
|
| Divided |
30% |
36% |
66% |
73% |
82% |
+9% |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
57% |
63% |
72% |
70% |
71% |
+1% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
44% |
48% |
61% |
58% |
63% |
+5% |
| Moderate |
65% |
63% |
51% |
50% |
47% |
-3% |
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
39% |
47% |
42% |
-5% |
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
43% |
41% |
42% |
+1% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
62% |
54% |
40% |
46% |
39% |
-7% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
46% |
36% |
39% |
+3% |
| Extreme |
25% |
26% |
38% |
31% |
38% |
+7% |
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
28% |
31% |
27% |
-4% |
| Has a good team of leaders |
60% |
52% |
34% |
29% |
24% |
-5% |
| Keeps its promises |
44% |
33% |
20% |
22% |
19% |
-3% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (82%), will promise anything to win votes (71%), out of touch with ordinary people (63%) and moderate (47%).
Main changes since last May were – divided (up 9% to 82%), understands the problems facing Australia (down 7% to 39%), extreme (up 7% to 38%), out of touch with ordinary people (up 5% to 63%), looks after the interests of working people (down 5% to 42%) and has a good team of leaders (down 5% to 24%).
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 |
% change |
|
| Divided |
30% |
36% |
66% |
73% |
+7% |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
57% |
63% |
72% |
70% |
-2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
44% |
48% |
61% |
58% |
-3% |
| Moderate |
65% |
63% |
51% |
50% |
-1% |
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
39% |
47% |
+8% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
62% |
54% |
40% |
46% |
+6% |
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
43% |
41% |
-2% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
46% |
36% |
-10% |
| Extreme |
25% |
26% |
38% |
31% |
-7% |
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
28% |
31% |
+3% |
| Has a good team of leaders |
60% |
52% |
34% |
29% |
-5% |
| Keeps its promises |
44% |
33% |
20% |
22% |
+2% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (73%), will promise anything to win votes (70%), out of touch with ordinary people (58%) and moderate (50%).
Main changes since last April were – too close to the big corporate and financial interests (down 10% to 36%), looks after the interests of working people (up 8% to 47%), divided (up 7% to 73%), extreme (down 7% to 31%) and understands the problems facing Australia (up 6% to 46%).
Attributes to describe the Prime Minister
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard?
|
5 Jul 10 |
4 Oct 10 |
7 Feb 11 |
27 Jun 11 |
2 Apr 12 |
Difference |
|
| Intelligent |
87% |
81% |
75% |
73% |
61% |
-12% |
| Hard-working |
89% |
82% |
76% |
75% |
65% |
-10% |
| A capable leader |
72% |
59% |
52% |
42% |
38% |
-4% |
| Arrogant |
37% |
39% |
44% |
48% |
53% |
+5% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
35% |
44% |
50% |
60% |
65% |
+5% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
68% |
55% |
52% |
44% |
41% |
-3% |
| Visionary |
48% |
38% |
30% |
26% |
25% |
-1% |
| Superficial |
51% |
52% |
54% |
+2% |
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| Good in a crisis |
61% |
46% |
46% |
41% |
36% |
-5% |
| Narrow-minded |
28% |
35% |
43% |
46% |
53% |
+7% |
| More honest than most politicians |
45% |
37% |
37% |
29% |
26% |
-3% |
| Trustworthy |
49% |
42% |
40% |
30% |
25% |
-5% |
Julia Gillard’s key attributes were hard-working (65%), out of touch with ordinary people (65%) and intelligent (61%).
Major changes since this question was asked in June last year were decreases for intelligent (-12%), hard-working (-10%) and an increase of 7% for narrow-minded.
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
|
% change | |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 57% | 63% | 72% | +9% |
| Divided | 30% | 36% | 66% | +30% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 44% | 48% | 61% | +13% |
| Moderate | 65% | 63% | 51% | -12% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 46% | n.a. | ||
| Have a vision for the future | 43% | n.a. | ||
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 62% | 54% | 40% | -14% |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 39% | n.a. | ||
| Extreme | 25% | 26% | 38% | +12% |
| Has a good team of leaders | 60% | 52% | 34% | -18% |
| Clear about what they stand for | 28% | n.a. | ||
| Keeps its promises | 44% | 33% | 20% | -13% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), divided (66%) and out of touch with ordinary people (61%).
Since these questions were last asked in March 2010, all of Labor’s positive attributes have declined and the negative attributes increased. Main changes since last March were divided (up 30% to 66%), has a good team of leaders (down 18% to 34%) and understands the problems facing Australia (down 14% to 40%).
Note that the 2PP voting intention for 14 March 2010 was 56%-44% to Labor compared to the current 46%-54%.
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