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Federal voting intention

4 Jul 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 27/6/17 2 weeks ago 20/6/17 4 weeks ago 6/6/17   Election 2 Jul 16
Liberal 35%   35% 35% 36%    
National 3%   4% 3% 3%    
Total Liberal/National 38%   39% 38% 39%   42.0%
Labor 36%   36% 35% 37%   34.7%
Greens 11%   10% 9% 10%   10.2%
Nick Xenophon Team 3%   3% 3% 3%    
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation 7%   7% 9% 6%    
Other/Independent 5%   5% 5% 6%   13.1%
2 party preferred              
Liberal National 47%   48% 48% 48%   50.4%
Labor 53%   52% 52% 52%   49.6%
  1. Sample = 1,797. 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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