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  • Mar, 2011

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    NSW State Voting Intention

    Q. If a State 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?

    First preference /leaning to Total Men Women Sydney Other NSW Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
    Sample 967 483 484 615 352 300 396 271
    Labor 24% 24% 23% 21% 27% 25% 23% 23%
    Liberal/National 54% 54% 53% 57% 47% 50% 53% 58%
    Greens 12% 12% 13% 12% 13% 15% 13% 9%
    Independent/Other 11% 10% 11% 9% 13% 10% 11% 11%
    2PP
    Labor 35% 35% 35% 31% 41% 38% 35% 32%
    Liberal/National 65% 65% 65% 69% 59% 62% 65% 68%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 3-week averages derived 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 separately distributing the votes of the Greens and the Independents/other parties according to their preferences at the previous election. This calculation excludes exhausted votes.

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  • Feb, 2011

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    NSW State Voting Intention

    Q. If a State 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?

    First preference/leaning to

    (sample)

    Jan/Feb 2011

    (1,247)

    Sept/Oct 10

    (1,953)

    Election

    Mar 07

    Change
    Liberal/National 51% 50% 37.0% +14.0%
    Labor 27% 29% 39.0% -12.0%
    Greens 12% 11% 9.0% +3.0%
    Other/Independent 11% 10% 15.0% -4.0%
    2PP Jan/Feb 2011 Sept/Oct 10 Election

    Mar 07

    Change
    Liberal/National 59% 58% 47.7% +11.3%
    Labor 41% 42% 52.3% -11.3%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 4-week averages derived 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 previous election.

  • Feb, 2011

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    NSW State Voting Intention – Demographic Analysis

    First preference /leaning to Total Men Women Sydney Other NSW 18-34 35-54 55+
    Sample 1248 625 623 799 449 404 491 353
    Labor 27% 27% 27% 26% 30% 31% 29% 20%
    Liberal/National 51% 49% 53% 54% 46% 46% 48% 59%
    Greens 12% 12% 12% 13% 9% 15% 12% 8%
    Independent/Other 11% 13% 9% 7% 15% 7% 11% 13%
    2PP
    Labor 41% 42% 40% 39% 44% 46% 43% 32%
    Liberal/National 59% 58% 60% 61% 56% 54% 57% 68%
  • Nov, 2010

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    NSW – voting intention

     

    Q. If a State 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 = 1,953

    First preference/leaning to  Total Election

    Mar 07

    Change
    Liberal 47% 26.9%  
    National 3% 10.1%  
    Total Lib/Nat 50% 37.0% +13.0%
    Labor 29% 39.0% -10.0%
    Greens 11% 9.0% +2.0%
    Other/Independent 10% 15.0% -5.0%

     

    2PP Total Election

    Mar 07

    Change
    Total Lib/Nat 58% 47.7% +10.3%
    Labor 42% 52.3% -10.3%

     NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 6-week averages derived 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 previous election. Comments »

  • Aug, 2010

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    Special Essential Report – Federal Voting Intention by State

    Q. The Federal Election will be held on 21 August –  to which party will you probably give your first preference in the House of Representatives? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to for the House of Representatives?

    First preference

    Total NSW Victoria Queensland SA WA
    Liberal 40% 42% 37% 42% 39% 47%
    National 3% 4% 3% 4% 2%
    Coalition 43% 46% 40% 46% 40% 49%
    Labor 40% 38% 43% 36% 39% 37%
    Greens 10% 7% 11% 10% 12% 10%
    Others 7% 8% 6% 8% 9% 5%

    2PP

    Total NSW Victoria Queensland SA WA
    Liberal/National 49% 52% 45% 53% 46% 53%
    Labor 51% 48% 55% 47% 54% 47%
    Labor 2PP 2007 election 52.7% 53.7% 54.3% 50.4% 52.4% 46.7%
    Shift in Labor vote since 2007 election -1.7 -5.7 +0.7 -3.4 +1.6 +0.3

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 3-week averages derived 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 2007 election.

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