26 November 2012, 261112, Federal Election, voting behaviour
Q. Thinking about Federal elections, which of the following best describes you how you vote?
|
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| I usually vote for the same party but have voted for another party occasionally |
36% |
|
41% |
40% |
34% |
| I always vote for the same party |
30% |
|
36% |
34% |
25% |
| I don’t have any usual party preference and just decide who to vote for each election on its own |
13% |
|
8% |
9% |
19% |
| I often switch my vote between Labor and Liberals or Nationals. |
9% |
|
5% |
15% |
3% |
| I often switch my vote between a major party (Labor or Liberal) and a minor party (e.g. Greens) or an independent |
5% |
7% |
1% |
11% |
|
| Don’t know |
8% |
4% |
1% |
7% |
The greatest portion of respondents claim to usually vote for the same party but have voted for another party occasionally (36%). A slightly smaller portion of respondents claim to always vote for the same party (30%).
Thirteen percent (13%) of respondents don’t have any usual party preference. Nine percent (9%) claim to switch their vote between Labor and Liberals/Nationals (9%) and 5% claim to switch their vote between a major party and a minor party.
Looking at the results by voting intention, 41% of Labor voters and 40% of Lib/Nat voters usually vote for the same party but have voted for another party occasionally. Again, a fairly equal portion of Labor voters (36%) and Lib/Nat voters (34%) claim to always vote for the same party.
Greens voters are the most likely to claim that don’t have a usual party preference (19%) and that they often switch their vote between a major party and a minor party (11%).