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  • Sep, 2014

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    Party Attributes Comparison – Labor vs Liberal

     

    Labor

    Liberal

     

    Difference

    Looks after the interests of working people

    54%

    31%

    +23

    Divided

    54%

    40%

    +14

    Moderate

    54%

    44%

    +10

    Have good policies

    42%

    39%

    +3

    Keeps its promises

    29%

    26%

    +3

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    46%

    44%

    +2

    Trustworthy

    30%

    28%

    +2

    Has a good team of leaders

    33%

    38%

    -5

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    62%

    69%

    -7

    Have a vision for the future

    42%

    49%

    -7

    Clear about what they stand for

    36%

    46%

    -10

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    51%

    63%

    -12

    Extreme

    27%

    40%

    -13

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    36%

    65%

    -29

    The Labor Party is viewed more favourably than the Liberal Party in terms of looking after the interest of working people, moderate, being too close to the big corporate and financial interests, extreme and out of touch with ordinary people.

    The Liberal Party is seen more favourably in terms of being divided and clear about what they stand for.

  • Mar, 2014

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    Attributes of the Labor Party

    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?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    63%

    63%

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    72%

    58%

    -14

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    +2

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    51%

    52%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    53%

    49%

    -4

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    46%

    49%

    +3

    Have good policies

    46%

    41%

    44%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    43%

    43%

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    34%

    42%

    +8

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    34%

    34%

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    31%

    34%

    +3

    Trustworthy

    30%

    29%

    31%

    +2

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    31%

    30%

    -1

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    26%

    30%

    +4

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), divided (58%), looks after the interests of working people (54%) and moderate (52%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (down 14% to 58%), clear about what they stand for (up 8% to 42%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 4% to 49%) and keeps its promises (up 4%to 30%).

  • Mar, 2014

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    Attributes of the Liberal Party

    Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14
    Mar
    10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

    19 Aug

    5 Nov

     

    Total 25 Mar

    Change

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    67%

    72%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    65%

    63%

    67%

    +4

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    60%

    58%

    59%

    60%

    63%

    62%

    -1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    62%

    58%

    54%

    53%

    54%

    58%

    56%

    59%

    +3

    Have a vision for the future

    48%

    48%

    52%

    51%

    55%

    53%

    -2

    Clear about what they stand for

    44%

    46%

    48%

    45%

    56%

    50%

    -6

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    44%

    43%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    48%

    50%

    47%

    -3

    Moderate

    50%

    50%

    55%

    52%

    52%

    48%

    50%

    46%

    -4

    Have good policies

    38%

    46%

    44%

    -2

    Has a good team of leaders

    29%

    31%

    40%

    39%

    41%

    36%

    46%

    43%

    -3

    Looks after the interests of working people

    38%

    40%

    40%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    Extreme

    36%

    38%

    36%

    34%

    35%

    39%

    42%

    37%

    -5

    Keeps its promises

    28%

    23%

    33%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    39%

    35%

    -4

    Trustworthy

    30%

    35%

    32%

    -3

    Divided

    74%

    66%

    49%

    37%

    32%

    31%

    25%

    32%

    +7

    The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (67%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (62%), out of touch with ordinary people (59%), have a vision for the future (53%) and clear about what they stand for (50%).

    Main changes since November were – divided (up 7% to 32%), clear about what they stand for (down 6% to 50%), extreme (down 5% to 37%), will do anything to win votes (up 4% to 67%), keeps it promises (down 4% to 35%) and moderate (down 4% to 46%).

  • Aug, 2013

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    Attributes of the Labor Party

    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?

     

    6 Jul 09

    14 Mar 10

    27 April 11

    28 May 12

    2 Apr 13

     

    Total

    19 Aug

    Change

    Divided

    30%

    36%

    66%

    73%

    82%

    66%

    -16

    Will promise to do anything to win votes

    57%

    63%

    72%

    70%

    71%

    65%

    -6

    Looks after the interests of working people

    39%

    47%

    42%

    53%

    +11

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    44%

    48%

    61%

    58%

    63%

    51%

    -12

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    62%

    54%

    40%

    46%

    39%

    50%

    +11

    Have a vision for the future

    43%

    41%

    42%

    49%

    +7

    Moderate

    65%

    63%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    48%

    +1

    Have good policies

    46%

    na

    Clear about what they stand for

    28%

    31%

    27%

    38%

    +11

    Has a good team of leaders

    60%

    52%

    34%

    29%

    24%

    36%

    +12

    Extreme

    25%

    26%

    38%

    31%

    38%

    34%

    -4

    Too close to the big corporate and financial interests

    46%

    36%

    39%

    31%

    -8

    Trustworthy

    30%

    na

    Keeps its promises

    44%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    19%

    27%

    +8

    The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (66%), will promise anything to win votes (65%), looks after the interests of working people (53%), out of touch with ordinary people (51%) and understands the problems facing Australia (50%).

    Main changes since April were – divided (down 16% to 66%), has a good team of leaders (up 12% to 36%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 12% to 51%), looks after the interests of working people (up 11% to 53%), understands the problems facing Australia (up 11% to 50%) and clear about what they stand for (up 11% to 38%).

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