attributes of the labor party, Divided, interests of working people, Labor Party Attributes, trustworthy, vision for the future
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?
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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% |
– |
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| Has a good team of leaders |
60% |
52% |
34% |
29% |
24% |
36% |
31% |
34% |
+3 |
|
| Trustworthy |
30% |
29% |
31% |
+2 |
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| 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%).
19 August 2013, 190813, Divided, Labor Party Attributes, vision for the future
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%).
02 April 2013, 020413, Labor Party Attributes
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%).
28 May 2012, 280512, Australia’s future, Labor Government, Labor Party Attributes, votes, working people
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%).
02 April 2012, 020412, attributes, Julia Gillard, Labor Party Attributes, leader attributes, Polling, polls, Prime Minister, Prime Minister attributes
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.
ALP, EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, Labor, Labor Party, Labor Party Attributes, Labor Party policies, Polling, polls
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%.