Q. When did you make your decision about which party to vote for in last week’s Federal election?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| More than 4 weeks before the election | 55% | 60% | 65% | 38% |
| 2-4 weeks before the election | 15% | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| In the last week before the election | 9% | 8% | 9% | 15% |
| The day before the election | 3% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| The day of the election but before I went to vote | 5% | 4% | 4% | 9% |
| When I got to the polling booth | 9% | 6% | 4% | 12% |
| Don’t know | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
More than half the respondents had decided their vote more than 4 weeks before the election. 27% decided during the election campaign before polling day and 14% only decided on polling day (9% when they got to the polling booth). Greens voters were most likely to delay making their decision, with 21% saying they only decided on the day of the election. 25% of those who voted for independents or other parties only decided when they got to the polling booth.
Older voters decided earlier than younger voters – 67% of those aged 55+ decided more than 4 weeks before the election compared to 43% of under 35’s. 19% of under 35’s decided on the day of the election compared to only 6% of aged 55+.