Q. Some have suggested that the Prime Minister might call an early election later in 2021. It is not due until 2022.
Which of the following is closer to your view?
| May’21 | Feb’21 | |
| An early federal election in 2021 will be good for Australia, because a lot has changed since the last election | 39% | 42% |
| It would just be opportunism for the Prime Minister to call an early election, and the federal election should stay in 2022 | 61% | 58% |
| Base (n) | 1,100 | 1,092 |
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| An early federal election in 2021 will be good for Australia, because a lot has changed since the last election | 39% | 39% | 39% | 47% | 39% | 31% | 41% | 37% | 36% | 43% | ||
| It would just be opportunism for the Prime Minister to call an early election, and the federal election should stay in 2022 | 61% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 61% | 69% | 59% | 63% | 64% | 57% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,100 | 539 | 561 | 341 | 379 | 380 | 369 | 410 | 105 | 112 | ||