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Morgan: 57-43

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 [...]

By William Bowe | Posted in Federal Politics, SA politics, Tasmanian Politics | Also tagged Brant Webb, Corangamite, David Bartlett, electronic voting, Morgan poll, Newland, Nick Minchin, Trish Draper | Comments (556)

Some of the news that’s fit to print

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 | Posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics, Tasmanian Politics | Also tagged Alex Hawke, Baulkham Hills, Bradfield, David Clarke, David Elliott, fixed terms, Greg Warren, Macarthur, Michael Ferguson, Nick Bleasdale, Pat Farmer, Riverstone, Wayne Merton | Comments (1,256)

Essential Research: 61-39

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 [...]