Monday, November 2, 2009 – 3:30 pm
As if to refute any notion that polling disasters for the New South Wales and Queensland government can be put down to the electoral cycle, the latest Victorian state Newspoll finds the decade-old Labor government going from strength to strength. Labor’s two-party lead is at 57-43, compared with 56-44 two months ago and 54.4-45.6 at [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009 – 5:19 am
The latest fortnightly Roy Morgan face-to-face survey finds Labor maintaining the remarkable upward trend it has recorded across recent polling: its primary vote is up 2.5 per cent to 52 per cent, the Coalition’s is up 0.5 per cent to 34.5 per cent, while the Greens, Family First and independent/others are all down. On two-party [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, Tasmanian Politics
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Tagged Bass, Brian Wightman, Cook, Elwick, Fowler, Geoff Lyons, Jenny Branch, Jodie Campbell, John van Beveren, Kevin Hogan, Laurie Ferguson, Louise Staley, Lowe, Macarthur, Matthew Groom, Michael Towke, Page, Pat Farmer, primaries, Reid, Richmond, Ripon, Russell Matheson, Steve Titmus, Sue Hickey, Terry Martin, Vic Dunn
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 – 5:30 am
The federal redistribution of New South Wales has been completed, with a final determination that turns up fewer surprises than the recent effort in Queensland. Antony Green has as always given the new boundaries the once-over; all margins quoted herein are as calculated by him.
• The commissioners have responded to widespread criticism of the original [...]
By William Bowe
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Tagged Arthur Sinodinos, Bankstown, Bob La Castra, Burwood, Cameron Thompson, Coogee, David Solly, Dickson, Graham Watt, Greg Warren, Hajnal Ban, Hazem El Masri, John Murphy, Lakemba, Laurie Ferguson, Lowe, Macarthur, Michael Freelander, Miranda Devine, Nick Bleasdale, Pat Farmer, Paul Nunnari, Peter Dutton, Reid, Russell Matheson, Sally Loane, Steve Lawrence, Tony Stewart, Vaucluse, 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 Federal Politics, NSW 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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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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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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Monday, September 21, 2009 – 2:35 am
The latest fortnightly Roy Morgan face-to-face poll (three days old now, but what the hell), conducted over the previous two weekends, has Labor’s lead increasing still further, from 61-39 to 62-38. Labor’s primary vote is up a point to 51.5 per cent the Coalition’s is down one to 32.5 per cent.
Elsewhere:
• The Liberal preselection vote [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics, Queensland Politics
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Tagged Alan Tudge, Alby Schultz, Andrew Abercrombie, Aston, Berowra, Blue Mountains, Bronwyn Bishop, Chatsworth, Darren Jameson, Darren Pearce, David Hawker, David Koch, Deanne Ryall, Ed Husic, fixed terms, Fowler, Higgins, Hume, James Matheson, Jennie George, Jim Lloyd, Julia Irwin, Kelly O'Dwyer, Ken Aldred, Laurie Ferguson, Mackellar, Macquarie, Michael Flynn, Mike Kapos, Nick McGowan, Pat Farmer, Paul Johnson, Phil Koperberg, Philip Ruddock, Reid, Richard Riordan, Robertson, Simon Illingworth, Simon Ramsay, Sue McMillan, Terry Barnes, Throsby, Victorian Legislative Council, Wannon, Wendy Waller
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Saturday, September 5, 2009 – 8:59 pm
The latest Morgan face-to-face poll gives Labor its best result since April: a 61-39 two-party lead, up from 58-42 last week. Labor is up three points on the primary vote to 50.5 per cent, the Coalition down one to 33.5 per cent, the Greens steady on 9.5 per cent and “others” back down to 4.5 [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics
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Tagged Belinda Neal, Bruce Atkinson, Fowler, Gilmore, Joe Tripodi, Matt Brown, Morgan poll, Paul Lynch, Robertson, Victorian Legislative Council
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Monday, August 31, 2009 – 6:09 pm
The latest weekly Essential Research survey has Labor’s lead up from 58-42 to 60-40. The survey also shows opinion is evenly divided on whether the Liberal and National parties should stay in coalition (39 per cent each way); that most believe Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t have enough control of the Liberal Party; that perceptions of job [...]
By William Bowe
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Tagged Camden, Chris Patterson, Essential Research, Jai Rowell, Macarthur, Margaret Fitzherbert, Murray Thompson, Pat Farmer, primaries, Reuters Poll Trend, Sandringham, Wollondilly
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Monday, August 24, 2009 – 10:38 pm
The Australian reports that the latest fortnightly Newspoll has Labor’s lead at 55-45, down from 57-43 at the previous two polls. Labor’s primary vote is down one point to 44 per cent and the Coalition’s is up one point to 38 per cent. Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating is up four points to 30 per cent. [...]
By William Bowe
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Also posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics, SA politics, Tasmanian Politics
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Tagged Braddon, Brian Walters, Carmel Tebbutt, Dennis Jensen, Dickson, Emma Henley, Frank Sartor, Glenn Piggott, Jenny Stirling, John Della Bosca, John Robertson, Karen Andrews, Ken Jasper, Kristina Keneally, Larissa Waters, Libby Connors, Matthew Ryan-Sykes, McPherson, Melbourne, Michael Hart, Murray valley, Nathan Rees, Newspoll, Paul O'Halloran, Peter Campbell, Peter Dutton, Queensland Senate, redistributions, Richard Stuckey, Rose Iser, Tammy Jennings, Tangney, Victorian Legislative Council
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 – 2:59 am
The latest bi-monthly Newspoll survey of Victorian state voting intention has Labor maintaining its formidable 56-44 lead on two-party preferred. Labor and the Coalition are both up a point on the primary vote, Labor to 43 per cent and the Coalition to 35 per cent, with the Greens down two to 12 per cent. John [...]
