Saturday, October 17, 2009 – 6:23 am
Roy Morgan has simultaneously unloaded two sets of polling figures, as it does from time to time. The regular fortnightly face-to-face poll, conducted over the previous two weekends from a sample of 1684, has Labor’s lead nudging up to 60-40 compared with 59.5-40.5 at the previous such poll. Both major parties are down 1.5 per [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Redistributions, NSW Politics, SA politics
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Tagged campaign finance, Dickson, Dubbo, Dunkley, Electoral reform, Helen Constas, Morgan poll, Peter Dutton, Port Macquarie, primaries, redistributions, SA politics
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Monday, October 12, 2009 – 1:01 am
The latest monthly Nielsen survey of 1400 voters has Labor leading 57-43, up from 55-45 last time. The survey also finds 56 per cent of Coalition voters want Malcolm Turnbull to delay finalising negotiations on the emissions trading scheme until after Copenhagen, rather than pursue his current policy of proposing amendments beforehand (supported by 23 [...]
Sunday, October 11, 2009 – 5:12 am
No proper Roy Morgan poll this week, but they do provide results on preferred Labor and Liberal leaders. Kevin Rudd scores a surprisingly modest 51 per cent as Labor leader, weighed down by contrary Liberals and a telling preference for Julia Gillard among the small sample of Greens supporters. Among Labor supporters, his rating is [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in NSW Politics, SA politics
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Tagged Andrew MacLeod, Australian Democrats, David Winderlich, Fran Bailey, Ian Cohen, Jan Barham, Lee Rhiannon, Lismore, McEwen, Morgan poll, NSW Legislative Council, Page, Rob Mitchell, Robert Ellicott, Stuart George, Sylvia Hale, Thomas George
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – 3:09 pm
Tuesday, November 17
Blogger and former Liberal Party activist Tim Andrews offers a colourful take on the Greens preselection process, alleging widespread discontent in local branches over the imposition of Clive Hamilton.
Friday, November 13
The ballot paper draw has been conducted, and the order of candidates can be viewed here. Candidates I hadn’t known about: independent Peter [...]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – 12:31 am
After three successive 55-45 results, the latest fortnightly Newspoll returns the Coalition to its lowest ebb, with Labor leading 58-42. This hasn’t been matched by any seismic shift on the preferred prime minister rating: Kevin Rudd is up two points to 67 per cent, but Malcolm Turnbull is also up one to 18 per cent. [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in NSW Politics
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Tagged Alex Somlyay, Bob McMullan, Fairfax, Fisher, Fraser, George Williams, Karen Andrews, McPherson, Minna Knight, Peter Draper, Peter Dutton, Peter Slipper, Russell Webb, Tamworth, Wright
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Friday, October 2, 2009 – 4:29 pm
The latest Roy Morgan survey (two fortnights of face-to-face polling with a sample of 1129) has Labor’s two-party lead down from 62-38 to 59.5-40.5. Labor’s primary vote is down half a point to 51 per cent, the Coalition are up a solid three to 35.5 per cent and the Greens are down two to 7.5 [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in NSW Politics, Victorian politics
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Tagged Adam Bandt, Bass, Blue Mountains, Bob Debus, Chifley, David Bradbury, double dissolutions, Geoff Lyons, Greenway, Jodie Campbell, John Falzon, Karen Andrews, Kathleen Maltzahn, Kerry Bartlett, Lindsay, Liz Ellis, Louise Markus, Macquarie, McPherson, Melbourne, Minna Knight, Peter Dutton, Phil Koperberg, Richmond, Roger Price
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Monday, September 28, 2009 – 9:32 pm
The latest Essential Research survey has Labor’s two-party lead at 59-41, up from 58-42 last week. Also featured are approval ratings for the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader (both up solidly from six weeks ago), respondents’ self-perceptions of their employment and salary outlooks, Kim Beazley’s appointment as ambassador to the United States (54 per cent [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in NSW Politics, Tasmanian Politics
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Tagged Bart Bassett, Bass, Bennelong, Berowra, Bill Heffernan, Bruce Notley-Smith, Connie Fierravanti-Wells, Coogee, David Compton, David Miles, Fiona Nash, Franklin, Geoff Lyons, Jacquie Petrusma, Jann Stuckey, Jillian Law, Jodie Campbell, John Alexander, Karen Andrews, Londonderry, Mark Sheridan, McPherson, Menai, Michael Hart, Minna Knight, Noel McCoy, NSW Senate, Peter Dutton, Philip Ruddock, Richard Stuckey, Tony Mulder, Wayne Black
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 – 3:27 am
Wherein the Poll Bludger celebrates the grand final weekend by doing what it always does. No Morgan poll this week, but they do inform us that St Kilda supporters are slightly less likely to practise yoga than normal people. Not only but also:
• Today’s the big day for the Liberal Party’s preselection in Bradfield. Read [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in NSW Politics, Victorian politics
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Tagged Andrew Katos, Burwood, Camden, Chris Patterson, David Solly, Graham Watt, Greenway, Karen Andrews, Kerry Bartlett, Louise Markus, Macarthur, Macquarie, Margaret May, McPherson, Michael Hart, Pat Farmer, Peter Dutton, Richard Stuckey, Ron Humphrey, South Barwon, Stephen Lawrence, Tony Le Deux
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 – 3:40 am
The federal government has released the second of its two green papers on electoral reform. This one deals with pretty much everything not covered in the first, which focused on disclosure, funding and expenditure issues. Like its predecessor, the paper serves as a useful overview of Australia’s electoral arrangements and their potential for reform, the [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009 – 10:25 pm
The Australian reports the latest fortnightly Newspoll has Labor’s two-party lead steady at 55-45. This is “despite recent revelations of the Prime Minister’s expletive-laden tirade against factional bosses” which emerged after the poll was conducted. Both Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have lost two points to “uncommitted” on preferred prime minister, Rudd now leading 65-17. [...]
