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  • Aug, 2020

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    VIC: Support for Victorian restrictions

    Q. How strongly do you support or oppose the following restrictions currently in place in Melbourne?

    VICTORIA ONLY TOTAL: Support TOTAL: Oppose Strongly support Somewhat support Neither support nor oppose Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose
    Impose curfew between 8pm & 5am 72% 12% 51% 21% 15% 6% 6%
    Allow only 1 person at a time per household to leave and buy groceries 71% 16% 47% 26% 13% 8% 8%
    Require most shops close, and restrict the operations of many other businesses 70% 15% 42% 28% 15% 7% 8%
    Ban people from travelling more than 5km from their house 70% 15% 47% 23% 15% 7% 8%

     

    VICTORIA ONLY AND NET: SUPPORT   Gender Age group Location
    Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Capital Non-Capital
    Impose curfew between 8pm & 5am 72% 71% 74% 60% 73% 82% 72% 74%
    Allow only 1 person at a time per household to leave and buy groceries 71% 70% 72% 61% 73% 77% 69% 78%
    Require most shops close, and restrict the operations of many other businesses 70% 68% 72% 62% 72% 76% 70% 71%
    Ban people from travelling more than 5km from their house 70% 69% 72% 59% 75% 75% 68% 78%
    Base (n) 499 238 261 149 154 196 388 111

     

    • Victorians overwhelmingly support all the current restrictions – and support is strongest among those over 55 years old.
  • Aug, 2020

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    VIC: View on hotel quarantine outbreak

    Q. Information released by health authorities suggests that Victoria’s Covid-19 outbreak started with breaches in hotel quarantine. Which of the following is closer to your view…?

    VICTORIA ONLY   Gender Age group Location
    Total Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Capital Non-Capital
    This is mostly about individuals being irresponsible, and the focus should be on forcing them to be more responsible 56% 52% 61% 62% 63% 46% 55% 62%
    This is mostly about failures in the system, with jobs in the security industry being insecure and workers not being given enough training 44% 48% 39% 38% 37% 54% 45% 38%
    Base (n) 499 238 261 149 154 196 388 111

     

    • More than half of Victorians believe the breaches in quarantine are mostly about individuals being irresponsible (56%) than failures in the system (44%).
    • Women (61%) and 18-34 year olds (62%) are more likely to think this is about individuals, while men (48%) and those over 55 (54%) believe this is a systemic issue.
  • May, 2014

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    State voting intention – Victoria

     

    Victoria

    Election

    Nov 2010

     

    Nov-Dec 12

    Mar 13

    Nov 13

    Dec 13

    Jan 14

    Feb 14

    Mar 14

    Apr 14

    May 14

    Sample

     

    1,170

    849

    930

    734

    798

    1,039

    962

    1,226

    1,005

    First preference vote

     

    Liberal/National

    44.8%

    43%

    45%

    41%

    43%

    40%

    37%

    42%

    42%

    38%

    Labor

    36.2%

    39%

    36%

    38%

    40%

    40%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    40%

    Greens

    11.2%

    11%

    12%

    13%

    9%

    11%

    12%

    9%

    11%

    10%

    Palmer United Party

    3%

    2%

    2%

    2%

    2%

    4%

    Other/Independent

    7.8%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    6%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    8%

    2PP
    Liberal/National

    51.6%

    50%

    52%

    48%

    50%

    48%

    45%

    50%

    49%

    47%

    Labor

    48.4%

    50%

    48%

    52%

    50%

    52%

    55%

    50%

    51%

    53%

     

  • Nov, 2010

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    Victoria – 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 = 1,465

    First preference/leaning to  Total Election Nov 06  Change
    Liberal 42% 34.4%  
    National 2% 5.2%  
    Total Lib/Nat 44% 39.6% +4.4%
    Labor 38% 43.1% -5.1%
    Greens 12% 10.0% +2.0%
    Other/Independent 6% 7.3% -1.3%
    2PP Total Election Nov 06  Change
    Total Lib/Nat 50% 45.6% +4.4%
    Labor 50% 54.4% 4.4%

     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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