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  • Jun, 2013

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    Senate vote

    Q. Would you vote for the same party in the Senate as in the House of Representatives or would you vote for a different party in the Senate?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote for same party in House of Representatives and Senate

    67%

    74%

    78%

    61%

    Vote for a different party in the Senate

    9%

    9%

    7%

    11%

    Don’t know

    24%

    18%

    14%

    28%

    9% of respondents said they would vote for a different party in the Senate and 67% said they would vote for the same party as in the House of Representatives. 24% did not know.

    Those most likely to vote for a different party in the Senate were men (12%), South Australian voters (17%) and those voting for independents or other minor parties (21%).

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