Monday, May 25, 2009 – 7:58 pm
The latest weekly Essential Research survey has Labor’s two-party lead narrowing from 62-38 to 59-41. There are also interesting breakdowns on attitudes to the budget and the retirement age by employment and self-identified social class: office workers think the higher retirement age fair, tradesmen and manual labourers very much the opposite, while class reaction to [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, Victorian politics
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Tagged Brimbank City Council, Dennis Jensen, Essential Research, fixed terms, Franklin, George Seitz, Glenn Piggott, Kate Churchill, Keilor, Kororoit, Libby Lyons, Matt Brown, mini-redistributions, Peter Costello, Tangney, Tasmanian Politics, Victorian politics
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Friday, May 22, 2009 – 3:13 pm
Unpredictable Roy Morgan has unloaded two very different sets of poll results: one using its usual face-to-face methodology, but based on one week’s sample rather than the recently more usual two, and the other a phone poll in which respondents were also asked about leadership preference, contrary to normal Morgan practice. The face-to-face poll is [...]
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 – 5:22 pm
The latest quarterly EMRS survey of 1000 Tasmanian voters shows no radical change in state voting intention since February, with Labor’s lead after distribution of the undecided up a point to 43 per cent, the Liberals steady on 36 per cent and the Greens down two to 17 per cent. There are also breakdowns by [...]
Friday, April 10, 2009 – 2:54 pm
… with some God-fearing Good Friday news nuggets to tide you over until the pubs re-open.
• Senate polls have consistently proved themselves to be pointless endeavours, but let the record note that Roy Morgan has produced one from their last three months of surveys. This might be of at least some use if Morgan gave [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Electoral reform, Federal Politics
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Tagged BC-STV, Elise Archer, Hare Clark, Malcolm Mackerras, Marti Zucco, Matt Stevenson, Michael Hodgman, mixed member proportional, Morgan poll, Nick Xenophon
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Monday, March 30, 2009 – 12:27 am
The Fairfax broadsheets have published an ACNielsen survey of 1400 voters showing federal Labor’s two-party lead at 58-42, up from 55-45 at the previous poll in November. Labor leads on the primary vote 47 per cent to 37 per cent. Also in the poll:
• Kevin Rudd’s approval rating is up four points to a stratospheric [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, Victorian politics, Western Australian Politics
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Tagged ACNielsen, Afghanistan, Anna Bligh, Bass, Dave Kelly, David Compton, David Fry, daylight saving, Denison, Essential Research, fixed terms, Franklin, Fremantle, Jillian Law, Kooyong, Lyons, Marti Zucco, Michael Ferguson, Michael Hodgman, Peter Gutwein, Peter Tagliaferri, Rebecca White, Susan Napier, Vanessa Goodwin, Will Hodgman
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Friday, March 20, 2009 – 5:31 pm
The latest weekly Morgan face-to-face survey of 883 voters shows Labor’s two-party lead down from 60.5-39.5 to 57-43. Labor’s primary vote is down two points to 48.5 per cent, the Coalition’s is up substantially from 34.5 per cent to 39 per cent, and the Greens are down two to 6 per cent. Between Morgan, Newspoll [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009 – 11:34 pm
The latest weekly Essential Research poll has Labor’s lead steady at 62-38. Also included are an interesting question on what Peter Costello should do (34 per cent quit, 46 per stay in various possible capacities), along with very detailed material on economic management. Not only but also:
• A comprehensively briefed Andrew Landeryou at VexNews explains [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009 – 9:08 pm
It looked for a while as if Roy Morgan had returned to its weekly polling schedule, but that may have just been a short-term response to the stimulus package kerfuffle. In any event, there was no poll today. That being so, this week’s news nuggets will have to survive on their own:
• Alicia Bowie of [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics
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Tagged Alex Hawke, Bass, Baulkham Hills, Bradfield, David Clarke, David Elliott, fixed terms, Greg Warren, Macarthur, Michael Ferguson, Nick Bleasdale, Pat Farmer, Riverstone, Wayne Merton
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 – 12:39 am
So much going on at the moment that it can’t wait for the next opinion poll post:
• Brendan Nelson’s announcement he will vacate his blue-ribbon northern Sydney seat of Bradfield at the next election could initiate another of the classic preselection clashes for the NSW branch of the Liberal Party has become justly famous in [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, Queensland Politics, Tasmanian Periodical Elections, Western Australian Politics
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Tagged Adrienne Ryan, Alan Carpenter, Alister Henskens, Antony Green, Arthur Sinodinos, Bradfield, Brendan Nelson, Cameron Dick, Dave Kelly, David Elliott, Derwent, Fremantle, Gary Fenlon, Geoff Selig, Janet Albrechtsen, Jim McGinty, Mandy Johnstone, Michael Aird, Mike Reynolds, Paul Blanch, Peter Tagliaferri, preselection, Queensland Politics, redistributions, Tasmanian Periodical Elections, Tasmanian Politics, Tom Switzer, Tony Mooney, WA politics, Warren Pitt, Willagee
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Monday, February 16, 2009 – 5:10 pm
The latest weekly Essential Research survey has Labor’s two-party lead steady on 61-39. As promised, there is also voluminous material on attitudes to the economy and stimulus package:
• 62 per cent are “concerned” about job security over the coming year, although 60 per cent are “confident” Australia can withstand the crisis.
• The opposition’s approve-disapprove split [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics, Western Australian Politics
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Tagged Bass, David Bartlett, Essential Research, Fremantle, Jim McGinty, Joe Hockey, Josh Frydenberg, Kevin Rudd, Kooyong, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Costello, Peter Debnam, Peter Tagliaferri, Richard Alston, Scott McLean, stimulus package, Tasmanian Politics, Vaucluse
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