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Newspoll: 58-42

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. [...]

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Morgan: 59.5-40.5

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 [...]

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Essential Research: 59-41

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 [...]

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One of many days in September

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 | Posted in Federal Politics, NSW Politics, Victorian politics | Also tagged Andrew Katos, Burwood, Camden, Chris Patterson, David Solly, Graham Watt, Greenway, Karen Andrews, Kerry Bartlett, Louise Markus, Macarthur, Macquarie, Margaret May, Michael Hart, Pat Farmer, Peter Dutton, Richard Stuckey, Ron Humphrey, South Barwon, Stephen Lawrence, Tony Le Deux | Comments (816)

ACNielsen: 55-45

Sunday, September 13, 2009 – 11:55 pm

The latest monthly ACNielsen survey of 1400 respondents (conducted from Thursday to Saturday) shows Labor’s two-party lead down slightly from 56-44 to 55-45. This seems a fairly conservative return on the changes in the primary vote: Labor down two points to 44 per cent, the Coalition up two to 40 per cent. Malcolm Turnbull also [...]

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Newspoll: 55-45

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. [...]

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Hendo off the hook

Friday, August 14, 2009 – 7:39 pm

No Morgan poll on voting intention this week, although they do have a survey of 687 respondents on carbon emissions trading schemes. Apart from that:
• Paul Henderson’s Labor government has survived today’s no-confidence debate in the Northern Territory parliament, disappointing those hoping for a precedent-setting no-confidence motion and possibly an election to tide them over [...]

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Newspoll: 55-45

Monday, May 4, 2009 – 10:29 pm

The latest Newspoll confirms the trend of recent Morgan and Essential Research results in showing an easing in Labor’s lead, from 58-42 in the previous two fortnightly surveys to 55-45. Labor’s primary vote has dropped five points to 42 per cent, its lowest level since November, but the Coalition’s is up only one point to [...]