Monday, June 15, 2009 – 8:41 am
The latest semi-regular Westpoll survey of 400 respondents, published in today’s West Australian, has given the Barnett government its best result yet: a two-party lead of 59-41, up from 57-43 in March. Colin Barnett leads Labor’s Eric Ripper as preferred premier 55 per cent (up one point) to 13 per cent (steady). It’s also just [...]
Monday, March 9, 2009 – 2:01 am
The West Australian’s latest Westpoll survey of state voting intention gives the Barnett government its best result yet: a two-party lead up from 56-44 to 57-43 and primary votes of 49 per cent for the Liberals, 4 per cent for the Nationals, 34 per cent for Labor and 7 per cent for the Greens. Colin [...]
Sunday, January 25, 2009 – 5:04 pm
The West Australian reports the latest Westpoll survey of 400 voters has the state Liberals leading 56-44 on two-party preferred, up from 55-45 in early December. A question on preferred Labor leader predictably has Alannah MacTiernan in front with 26 per cent, ahead of Mark McGowan on 16 per cent, Michelle Roberts and incumbent Eric [...]
Friday, December 19, 2008 – 5:52 am
The first of the federal government’s two green papers on electoral reform was released on Wednesday, this one dealing with disclosure, funding and expenditure issues. The paper was originally promised in June, but has been delayed pending consultation with state and territory governments. It might be hoped that this results in the unhelpful anomalies from [...]
Monday, November 10, 2008 – 2:57 pm
The West Australian today brings us its monthly Westpoll survey of state voting intention from a sample of 400 voters. It finds the Liberals’ two-party lead narrowing slightly to 56-44 from 57-43 last month. Primary votes are Liberal 49.25 per cent, Labor 34.75 per cent, Greens 10 per cent and Nationals 4 per cent. Opposition [...]
Monday, October 13, 2008 – 4:52 pm
Today’s West Australian carries a Westpoll survey of 400 voters which shows Colin Barnett’s newly elected Liberal government with a 57-43 lead over the Labor opposition. Barnett is rated preferred premier by 57 per cent of respondents against 16 per cent for the new Labor leader, former Treasurer Eric Ripper. The West also reports that [...]
