Q. When did you make your decision about which party to vote for in the Federal election?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | 2013 election | |||
| More than 4 weeks before the election | 54% | 51% | 62% | 57% | 46% | 66% | ||
| 2-4 weeks before the election | 15% | 18% | 13% | 12% | 18% | 13% | ||
| In the last week before the election | 14% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 10% | ||
| The day before the election | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 4% | ||
| The day of the election but before I went to vote | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | ||
| When I got to the polling booth | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 3% | ||
| Don’t know | 6% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 2% |
54% made up their mind about which party to vote for more than 4 weeks before the election. 33% made up their mind during the election campaign and 7% on election day.
Liberal/National voters were more likely to have decided more than 4 weeks before the election compared to 51% of Labor voters. 37% of Labor voters made their decision during the election campaign compared to 29% of Liberal/National voters.