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  • Jun, 2013

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    Pauline Hanson in Parliament

    Q. Pauline Hanson has announced she will run for the Senate in New South Wales in the next Federal election. How likely would Pauline Hanson be to make a positive contribution to Federal Parliament?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    Julian Assange Apr 13

    Total likely

    30%

    27%

    34%

    13%

    32%

    Total not likely

    58%

    62%

    58%

    78%

    50%

    Very likely

    10%

    7%

    10%

    4%

    12%

    Somewhat likely

    20%

    20%

    24%

    9%

    20%

    Not very likely

    20%

    17%

    24%

    23%

    25%

    Not at all likely

    38%

    45%

    34%

    55%

    25%

    Don’t know

    12%

    11%

    8%

    8%

    17%

    30% think it is very or somewhat likely that Pauline Hanson would make a positive contribution if elected to Federal Parliament and 58% think it is not very or not at all likely. Those most likely to think she would make a positive contribution were Liberal/National voters (34%), voters for other parties or independents (48%) and those on incomes less than $600pw (38%).

    When a similar question was asked about Julian Assange in April, 32% thought it likely he would make a positive contribution and 50% thought it not likely.

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