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Increased Strength of the Greens

13 Sep 2010

Q. Some people have suggested that the party which increased its strength most in the recent election was the Greens.  Do you think the increased strength of the Greens is good or bad for Australia?

  Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total good 45% 68% 19% 96%
Total bad 38% 15% 70% 2%
Very good 13% 18% 2% 60%
Good 32% 50% 17% 36%
Bad 18% 11% 30%
Very bad 20% 4% 40% 2%
Don’t know 17% 17% 11% 3%

45% believe the increased strength of the Greens is good for Australia and 38% bad. 68% of Labor voters think it is good and 70% of Coalition voters think it is bad (40% say very bad).

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