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Federal voting intention

28 Feb 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 21/2/17 2 weeks ago 14/2/17 4 weeks ago 31/1/17   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 34% 33% 34% 32%
National 3% 3% 3% 3%
Total Liberal/National 37%   36% 36% 35%   42.0%
Labor 37%   34% 35% 37%   34.7%
Greens 9% 10% 9% 9% 10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3% 4% 3% 3%
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 9% 10% 10% 10%
Other/Independent 6% 6% 6% 6% 13.1%
2 party preferred
Liberal National 47%   48% 48% 46%   50.4%
Labor 53%   52% 52% 54%   49.6%
  1. Sample = 1,799. 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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