15 October 2013, 151013, MP pay
Q. A federal Member of Parliament who has no ministerial responsibility is paid about $195,000 per annum.
Do you think this is:
|
% |
|
Lib/Nat voters voters |
Labor voters |
Green voters |
|
| Too high |
71% |
66% |
75% |
65% |
|
| About right |
27% |
31% |
23% |
35% |
|
| Too low |
2% |
3% |
2% |
– |
71% of people believe that the pay of federal MP’s who have no ministerial responsibilities is too high. 27% think it is about right, and 2% think it is too low.
Labor voters (75%) were more likely than Lib/Nat (66%) and Green (65%) voters to think it was too high.
Females (76%) were more likely than males (65%) to think it was too high.