10 December 2013, 101213, politician commitment
Q. Which of the following statements best reflects your view:
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
10 Oct 11 |
|
| When a politician makes a statement or commitment they should stick to it no matter what |
28% |
34% |
21% |
47% |
23% |
17% |
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| As situations change, it is reasonable that politicians change their positions |
41% |
25% |
62% |
24% |
25% |
47% |
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| Politicians almost always lie – it’s naive to think otherwise |
31% |
41% |
16% |
29% |
51% |
36% |
41% agree that ‘as situations change, it is reasonable that politicians change their positions’. Liberal/National voters are the most likely to take this position.
31% of respondents agreed with the view that ‘politicians almost always lie – it’s naïve to think otherwise’, and Labor voters are the most likely to take this view.
28% of respondents felt that ‘when a politician make a statement or commitment they should stick to it not matter what’, with Greens voters the most likely to adopt this view. Since this question was asked in 2011, those agreeing with this statement has increased from 17%.