Richard Torbay with big margin over Tony Windsor in New England

Last night ReachTEL conducted a four-question survey of 532 residents in the New South Wales Federal electorate of New England. The poll showed that should Richard Torbay be preselected by The Nationals in the seat, he would have a decisive lead over the sitting Independent member Tony Windsor.

Key findings

• The likely Nationals candidate for New England Richard Torbay would decisively win the seat from incumbent Independent Tony Windsor on the primary vote alone.

• Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed rate Tony Abbott as the preferred Prime Minister over Julia Gillard.

Sample = 532

Question 1:

If a Federal 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?

Two party preferred result based on 2010 election distribution

Question 2:

Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister?

Question 3:

With the introduction of the carbon tax do you think you will be financially better or worse off?

Question 4:

Thinking about Federal politics which of the following issues is most important to you?

 This survey was conducted using an automated telephone based survey system among 532 voters. Telephone numbers and the person within the household were selected at random. The results have been weighted by gender and age 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. 

You can check out some of the polls we have previously conducted. If you are interested in running a political poll or general market research simply pick up the phone and talk to one of our analysts.