2014 budget, broken promises, promises
Q. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott has said that no election promises were broken in the recent Federal budget. Do you agree or disagree?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total agree |
19% |
7% |
41% |
4% |
9% |
|
| Total disagree |
72% |
92% |
49% |
86% |
86% |
|
| Strongly agree |
5% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
4% |
|
| Agree |
14% |
2% |
33% |
3% |
5% |
|
| Disagree |
26% |
11% |
40% |
19% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
46% |
81% |
9% |
67% |
59% |
|
| Don’t know |
8% |
1% |
10% |
10% |
4% |
19% agree with Tony Abbott’s claim that no election promises were broken in the recent Federal budget and 72% disagree.
Even Liberal/National voters were more likely to disagree – 41% agree, 49% disagree.
28 May 2012, 280512, attributes of liberal, Australia’s future, financial interest, Liberal Party, promises, votes
Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
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6 July 09 |
14 Mar 10
|
27 April 11 |
28 May 12 |
% change |
|
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
67% |
72% |
65% |
63% |
-2% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
60% |
58% |
-2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
62% |
58% |
54% |
53% |
-1% |
| Moderate |
50% |
50% |
55% |
52% |
-3% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
44% |
43% |
51% |
52% |
+1% |
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
48% |
48% |
– |
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
44% |
46% |
+2% |
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
38% |
40% |
+2% |
| Has a good team of leaders |
29% |
31% |
40% |
39% |
-1% |
| Divided |
74% |
66% |
49% |
37% |
-12% |
| Extreme |
36% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
-2% |
| Keeps its promises |
28% |
23% |
33% |
34% |
+1% |
The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (58%), out of touch with ordinary people (53%), moderate (52%) and understands the problems facing Australia (52%).
The only substantial change since April last year was a drop in the figure for “divided” – down 12% to 37%.