14 January 2013, 140113, Federal House of Representatives, first past the post, optional preferential, preferential, voting system
Q. Which of the following voting systems would you prefer when voting for the Federal House of Representatives.
11 Jul 11 |
Total 14 Jan 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Preferential |
22% |
23% |
29% |
20% |
32% |
Optional preferential |
26% |
25% |
26% |
23% |
43% |
First past the post |
44% |
44% |
40% |
52% |
24% |
Don’t know |
7% |
8% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
Of the three voting options given, 44% favoured “first past the post”, 25% optional preferential and 23% the current preferential system – almost no change since the question was last asked in July 2011.
Optional preferential was most preferred by those aged under 35 (30%) while older groups strongly favoured first past the post (52% of aged 45+).
“First past the post” was preferred by 52% Liberal/National voters and 43% of Greens voters preferred optional preferential.