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Federal voting intention

31 Jan 2017

Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to?

  Total   Last week 24/1/17   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 32% 33%
National 3% 3%
Total Liberal/National 35%   35%   42.0%
Labor 37%   37%   34.7%
Greens 9% 10% 10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3% 3%
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 10% 9%
Other/Independent 6% 6% 13.1%
2 party preferred
Liberal National 46%   46%   50.4%
Labor 54%   54%   49.6%

NB. Sample = 1,790. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2016 election.

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