Essential Research: 53-47 to Labor Jul 08 204 This weeks ESSENTIAL POLL results ~~~ Primary Vote: Labor 40% Coalition 39% 2PP: Labor 53% Coalition 47% Net Approval ratings: Abbott -24% Shorten -3% Better PM: Shorten 37% Abbott 34% Dont know 29% A move in Labor’s favour in Essential Research this week, but further questions find support for a tougher regime on disability support and the government’s handling of boat arrivals :( The only new federal polling result we look to be getting this week, the regularly fortnightly rolling average from Essential Research, has Labor up a point on two-party preferred to lead 53-47, as the bad result which saw them drop two points a fortnight ago washes out of the system. On the primary vote, Labor is up two to 40% and the Coalition down one to 39%, with the Greens and Palmer United steady on 9% and 6%. We also have Essential’s monthly leader approval ratings, which have Tony Abbott down one on approval to 34% and steady on disapproval at 58%, Bill Shorten down two to 36% and down one to 39%, and Shorten’s lead as preferred prime minister shifting from 40-36 to 37-34. Other questions find approval of the government’s handling of boat arrivals up two since March to 41% and disapproval down three to 35%, with 27% thinking the government too tough, 18% too soft, and 36% “taking the right approach”. Another result suggests paring back the disability support pension to be a relatively popular cost-cutting measure, with 46% supporting recent recommendations to that effect and 37% opposed. blogs.crikey.au/pollbludger/2014/07/08/essential-research-53-47-to-labor/
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:43:29 +0000
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