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Campbell Newman's support in Ashgrove slips 9 percentage points

Submitted by ReachTEL on Tue, 07/08/2012 - 07:26
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ReachTEL conducted a five-question survey of 661 residents of the Queensland State electorate of Ashgrove on the night of 6th August 2012.

Newman support slips in Ashgrove - Daniel Hurst, Brisbane Times


The polling was conducted using our fully automated voice broadcast market research capabilities. This gives us the ability to have audited research results back in our customer's hands in literally hours instead of days or even weeks.

 

Key findings:

  • Support for Campbell Newman in Ashgrove has slumped with the Premier’s primary vote decreasing by 9 percentage points since the March election.
  • Labor is marginally ahead in the two party preferred race thanks to an uplift in the primary vote and Green preferences.
  • The electorate is split down the middle on a number of key issues - Campbell Newman’s performance rating as Premier, his focus on the State versus local electorate issues and support for reducing the public service.
  • 34% of those polled thought that the State’s finances were in an overall poor position with 27.9% saying strong or very strong.

 

Sample = 661

 

Question 1:

If a state election were to be held today, which of the following would receive your first preference vote? If you are undecided to which do you even have a slight leaning?

 

 

Change since election

Liberal National Party

42.8%

-9.0%

Labor

41.1%

+4.5%

Katter’s Australian Party

4.0%

+2.3%

The Greens

9.7%

+0.5%

Other

2.5%

+1.7%

 

Two party preferred

 

 

Change since election

Liberal National Party

48.5%

-7.2%

Labor

51.5%

+7.2%

Based on March 2012 election preference distributions.


Question 2:

How do you rate the performance of Campbell Newman as Queensland Premier?

 

 

Very good

26.8%

Good

15.5%

Indifferent

9.6%

Poor

14.6%

Very poor

33.1%

Don’t know this person

0.3%

 

Question 3:

The Newman government has pledged to reduce the size of the Queensland public service to help reduce the states debt. Do you support this decision?

 

 

Support

45.3%

Don’t support

46.0%

Undecided

8.6%

 

Question 4:

How strong do you consider the State Government’s financial position at present?

 

 

Very strong

4.2%

Strong

23.7%

Average

38.1%

Poor

19.1%

Very poor

14.9%

 

This survey was conducted using an automated telephone based survey system among 661 voters. Telephone numbers and the person within the household were selected at random. The results have been weighted by age and gender to reflect the population according to ABS figures. Please note that due to rounding, not all tables necessarily total 100% and subtotals may also vary. Copyright ReachTEL Pty Ltd. 

 

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