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Attributes of the Labor Party

30 Mar 2016

Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?

  Total Change Mar 2010 April 2011 May 2012 Aug 2013 Sep 2014 Nov 2015
Will promise to do anything to win votes 62% -2 63% 72% 70% 65% 62% 64%
Divided 54% -4 36% 66% 73% 66% 54% 58%
Out of touch with ordinary people 53% +1 48% 61% 58% 51% 51% 52%
Looks after the interests of working people 50% -5   39% 47% 53% 54% 55%
Moderate 47% -9 63% 51% 50% 48% 54% 56%
Understands the problems facing Australia 43% -5 54% 40% 46% 50% 46% 48%
Have a vision for the future 40% -2   43% 41% 49% 42% 42%
Have good policies 38% -4       46% 42% 42%
Clear about what they stand for 35% -2   28% 31% 38% 36% 37%
Too close to the big corporate and financial interests 35% -2   46% 36% 31% 36% 37%
Extreme 35% +5 26% 38% 31% 34% 27% 30%
Has a good team of leaders 30% -3 52% 34% 29% 36% 33% 33%
Trustworthy 29% -5       30% 30% 34%
Keeps its promises 28% -1 33% 20% 22% 27% 29% 29%

The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (62%), divided (54%), out of touch with ordinary people (53%) and looks after the interests of working people (50%).

Since this question was asked in November, the main changes have been for moderate (down 9%), looks after the interests of working people (down 5%), understands the problems facing Australia (down 5%), extreme (up 5%) and trustworthy (down 5%).

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