29 October 2012, 291012, benefit of UN seat, UN Security Council
Q. Last week Australia won a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Permanent seats on the UN Security Council are held by major powers such as the US, Russia and China while non-permanent seats are held by other countries for a two year period. How much of a benefit, if any, do you think there is for Australia in having a seat on the UN Security Council?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total a lot/some benefit |
45% |
67% |
33% |
61% |
| Total little/no benefit |
36% |
16% |
55% |
22% |
| A lot of benefit |
14% |
27% |
7% |
17% |
| Some benefit |
31% |
40% |
26% |
44% |
| Little benefit |
20% |
13% |
29% |
16% |
| No benefit |
16% |
3% |
26% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
18% |
17% |
13% |
17% |
45% think there is a lot or some benefit in Australia having a seat on the UN Security Council and 36% think there is little or no benefit.
67% of Labor voters and 61% of Greens voters think there is a lot/some benefit but 55% of Liberal/National voters think there is little/no benefit.
Younger respondents were a little more likely to see a benefit for Australia – 50% of respondents aged 18-35 think there is a lot/some benefit compared to 40% of those aged 55+.
benefit for Australia, UN Security Council, United Nations
Q. The Australian Government is currently seeking to gain a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Permanent seats on the UN Security Council are held by major powers such as the US, Russia and China while non-permanent seats are held by other countries including Croatia, Indonesia and South Africa.
Do you think there is a benefit for Australia in having a seat on the UN Security Council or is there no benefit?
|
29 Sept 2008 |
This week |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Is a benefit |
66% |
44% |
60% |
32% |
68% |
| No benefit |
14% |
24% |
9% |
39% |
7% |
| Don’t know |
20% |
32% |
31% |
29% |
25% |
Forty four per cent (44%) of respondents believe that having a seat on the UN Security Council would be a benefit for Australia, whilst 24% believe it will be of no benefit.
Since the last time the question was polled four years ago in September 2008, the portion of those that believe a seat on the UN Security Council is a benefit has dropped 22 points from 66% to 44%. The portion of those that don’t know also increased significantly in that time from 20% in September 2008 to 32% in this week’s results.
Greens voters are the most likely to believe that having a Security Council seat is a benefit (68%) followed by Labor voters (60%).
Coalition voters are the most likely to believe that it will be of no benefit (39%).