The Essential Report Archive Read the latest report

  • Mar, 2014

    , , , , ,

    Attributes of the Labor Party

    Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    63%

    63%

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    72%

    58%

    -14

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    +2

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    51%

    52%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    53%

    49%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    46%

    49%

    +3

    Have good policies

    46%

    41%

    44%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    43%

    43%

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    34%

    42%

    +8

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    34%

    34%

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    31%

    34%

    +3

    Trustworthy

    30%

    29%

    31%

    +2

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    31%

    30%

    -1

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    26%

    30%

    +4

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), divided (58%), looks after the interests of working people (54%) and moderate (52%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (down 14% to 58%), clear about what they stand for (up 8% to 42%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 4% to 49%) and keeps its promises (up 4%to 30%).

  • Mar, 2014

    , , , , ,

    Attributes of the Liberal Party

    Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14
    Mar
    10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    67%

    72%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    +4

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    60%

    58%

    59%

    60%

    63%

    62%

    -1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    62%

    58%

    54%

    53%

    54%

    58%

    56%

    59%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    48%

    48%

    52%

    51%

    55%

    53%

    -2

    Clear about what they stand for

    44%

    46%

    48%

    45%

    56%

    50%

    -6

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    44%

    43%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    48%

    50%

    47%

    -3

    Moderate

    50%

    50%

    55%

    52%

    52%

    48%

    50%

    46%

    -4

    Have good policies

    38%

    46%

    44%

    -2

    Has a good team of leaders

    29%

    31%

    40%

    39%

    41%

    36%

    46%

    43%

    -3

    Looks after the interests of working people

    38%

    40%

    40%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    Extreme

    36%

    38%

    36%

    34%

    35%

    39%

    42%

    37%

    -5

    Keeps its promises

    28%

    23%

    33%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    39%

    35%

    -4

    Trustworthy

    30%

    35%

    32%

    -3

    Divided

    74%

    66%

    49%

    37%

    32%

    31%

    25%

    32%

    +7

    The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (67%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (62%), out of touch with ordinary people (59%), have a vision for the future (53%) and clear about what they stand for (50%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (up 7% to 32%), clear about what they stand for (down 6% to 50%), extreme (down 5% to 37%), will do anything to win votes (up 4% to 67%), keeps it promises (down 4% to 35%) and moderate (down 4% to 46%).

  • Aug, 2013

    , , , ,

    Attributes of the Labor Party

    Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

     

    Total

    19 Aug

    Change

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    -16

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    -6

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    +11

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    -12

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    +11

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    +7

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    +1

    Have good policies

    46%

    na

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    +11

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    +12

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    -4

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    -8

    Trustworthy

    30%

    na

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    +8

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (66%), will promise anything to win votes (65%), looks after the interests of working people (53%), out of touch with ordinary people (51%) and understands the problems facing Australia (50%).

    Main changes since April were – divided (down 16% to 66%), has a good team of leaders (up 12% to 36%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 12% to 51%), looks after the interests of working people (up 11% to 53%), understands the problems facing Australia (up 11% to 50%) and clear about what they stand for (up 11% to 38%).

Error: