GhostWhoVotes tweets the latest weekly campaign Newspoll has the Coalition leading 54-46, up from 53-47 last week. Labor’s primary vote, which was up three last week, is this week down four to 33%, with the Coalition down one to 46% and the Greens up one to 10%. It follows that “others”, which was down three in last week’s poll, is this week up four. Tony Abbott has hit the lead as preferred prime minister, Rudd’s 54-40 lead last week turning into a 43-41 deficit. Rudd has also hit a new low on his net personal ratings, his approval down four to 32% and disapproval up six to 58%. Tony Abbott is down one to 41% and up two to 51%. The sample size on the poll is the normal size, in this case 1116.
Morgan has also reported its weekly multi-mode poll, this one from a sample of 3746 respondents contacted by face-to-face, online and SMS surveying, which has the Labor primary vote at 34% (down half a point), the Coalition down two to 43% and the Greens unchanged at 11%. This pans out to 52-48 on two-party preferred according to the Morgan’s headline respondent-allocated preferences figure (down from 53-47 last week), and 52.5-47.5 on the more usually favoured previous election preferences method (down from 54-46). It’s interesting to observe that Morgan concurs with Newspoll in finding a spike in the “others” vote, up 2.5% to 12%. Morgan particularly spruiks a result of 4% for the Palmer United Party nationally and 7.5% in Queensland, suggesting Clive Palmer’s intensive television advertising might be achieving results.
BludgerTrack has been updated with both sets of results, including the state breakdowns from Morgan, causing the two-party preferred to shift 0.7% in favour of the Coalition, and the Coalition to gain seats on the seat projection in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, while losing one in South Australia.
UPDATE: Finally, Essential Research jumps on board, breaking with its normal form to publish weekly results from throughout the campaign rather than its fortnightly rolling averages. The latest week’s sample has the Coalition leading 53-47, out from 51-49 a week ago (the published 50-50 being down to a stronger result for Labor the previous week), with primary votes on 44% for the Coalition (up one), 35% for Labor (down one) and 10% for the Greens (down one).
I win again 🙂
GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes 25s
#Newspoll ALP Primary Vote: 33 (-4) #ausvotes
Primary vote of 33 to Labor.
GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes 10s
#Newspoll Rudd: Approve 32 (-4) Disapprove 58 (+6) #ausvotes
Newspoll should spare the expense and just ask you glory 😀
But how was that interesting?
Media really want Labor out don’t they?
GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes 17s
#Newspoll Preferred PM: Rudd 41 (-3) Abbott 43 (+3) #ausvotes
Oh 33% PV. Thats interesting and curtains for the alp. No coming back
This pattern is getting boring – Rudd smashed again in polls, and again, and again. He may yet reach my predicted target of 45/55 by Saturday.
Ah, the PPM numbers. There’s your “interesting” element. Abbott leads.
[GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes 43s
#Newspoll Preferred PM: Rudd 41 (-3) Abbott 43 (+3) #ausvotes]
As for the poll, we will replace solidarity forever by singing:
Always look on the bright side of life….
The election is over.
Mod Lib
No, I have never seen anything lower than $1.01 😐
[Media really want Labor out don’t they?]
Yeah. And 9 out of 10 swinging voters.
Postus Interuptus. Why do you do that?
43-41 is not a “clear PPM lead”
It is going to be interesting to see the difference between this Newspoll and Essential.
The Leaders of the parties are not acting like its all over.
Coalition primary must be down or all of that 4% has gone to the Greens.
$1.01 for a coalition victory? Fair dinkum why would you bother!
Anyway, as I was saying.
I don’t know any male at least who has had a fantastic experience of Viagra.
The persons who have recounted their experience of it to me speak of a hugely uncomfortable and unrelieved swelling, which may take more than 24 hours to recede.
Even sex makes no difference, apparently. I am not sure about ejaculation. I suspect it doesn’t happen.
The Joy of Anticipation. Bit like LNP.
I need to see the breakdowns of pv in full to judge the carnage. 55/45 looks likely on trend now
DWH
Yes Liberal primary vote would be interesting
[43-41 is not a “clear PPM lead”]
It’s a lead though. Very good news for an OL if they lead PPM, as it is biased towards the incumbent.
How many seats would 55/45 give the parties?
[Eh, it’s not as if the world will end. If it does end, those of us who managed to survive can just vote Abbott out in another 3 years.]
Perhaps I am being too pessimistic, but I recall they described Joh Bjelke-Petersen as a temporary” premier at the start of his 19 years in office. Of course, Joh was a cynical opportunist right eing politician who layed the religion card whenevre needed. Abbott is not like that….?
Rudd’s popularity goes to net – 26
To quote from another era, “why does this man even bother”
Confessions 96 to the lnp
LNP 45 (-1)
ALP 33 (-4)
GRN 10 (0)
OTH 12 (+2)
would be one way to get to 54-46
Night all. Staffers, time to start hiring the paper shredders.
Yes well if the Greens and Others have gone up then it will make for some interesting seat results on Saturday. The experts will be watching preference flows.
Hmmm Those of us who said that this whole THLV caper would fall on its face are going to have to fight the urge to say we told you so …
Really, on this showing, Gillard could have done no worse — and maybe better. The ALP surrendered to Murdoch for nothing — and he used their surrender to him to finish them off. You have to admire the artistry, though it was a little obvious.
If Essential moves backward – then it is over
What a weekend in store. Election count plus the Blues in the finals.
43-41 is not a “clear PPM lead”
It is for Abbott who has never been ‘popular’ over the course of the last 3 years.
How many to Labor?
(for the sake of the KPIs)
Yes the horses are being bridled to the band wagon. By Saturday it will be 55/45 and the seat count will be lucky to have a 5 in front of it.
Oops, that is comparing to last Galaxy sorry!
LNP 46 (-1)
ALP 33 (-4)
GRN 11 (+2)
OTH 10 (+3)
would be one way to get to 54-46
I remember when Newman as mayor of Brissie was the highest ranking Lib pollie in the land a few years back. Don’t despair you rusted-on Labor LOSERS, it will turn. Your problem is that you can’t accept that the tide turns from your party to the other also, but it’s called democracy. Happy is the man who’s not rusted-on to either but can make a decision each election as he/she sees fit. That’s a really good part of democracy – you should try it some time.
Fran:
I don’t believe in resisting urges. 😀
It is going to be interesting to see the difference between this Newspoll and Essential.
The Leaders of the parties are not acting like its all over.
Only one has to pretend.
[Night all. Staffers, time to start hiring the paper shredders.]
I think the shredders have already been buzzing for a week or two…
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51 + melbourne.
In reality i would say 45% would deliver less than that though
@Mod Lib
Wouldn’t that have to be others +5?
[$1.01 for a Coalition victory? Fair dinkum why would you bother!]
Correct.
Which proves my point, the last week of betting is not the most important as many suggested – you’ve missed the boat.
The most critical period of betting in this election was when the odds were:
– LNP $1.40
– ALP $3.00
The betting was going to turn one way or the other.
Like I said: 😛
– Had the ALP firmed in to $2.75, Rudd wins.
– Had the LNP firmed in to $1.20, Monkey wins.
I called at the crucial market turning point, back on Aug 11 from memory 😎
You read it first 😀
Crickey Whitey
I think you are talking about a rare side effect of Cavaject not Vuagra.
The PPM stats will hurt an egotist like KRudd more than any other number. He can handle losing 30 seats but having ‘folks’ rate him as less popular than Tony Abbott could lead him to self harm.
@mod lib
Ah you already got in first.
ALP on 62
But it looks like the tradition of PPM leader winning will hold.
[Yes the horses are being bridled to the band wagon. By Saturday it will be 55/45 and the seat count will be lucky to have a 5 in front of it.]
Yep. A very plausible scenario. Especially if Labor act like they’ve given up.
I also note that new signs have been put up here. Basically they are just anti-Rudd “Clean the house!” signs. My guess is they’re trying to redirect voters to focus on their dislike of Rudd, rather than focus on local issues and local candidates (a strategy that was yielding positive results for Labor here) and just sweep the seats.
Okay
Just completed the week before seat predictions and i suspect that i am on the high side again.
2 Independent
55 ALP
95 LNP
No change in either SA or WA
Tassie 2 Lib gains
Bass, Braddon
Victoria 4 Lib gains
Corrangamitte, La Trobe, Deakin, Bendigo
NSW 12 Lib gains
New England, Lyne, Greenway, Robertson, Lindsay, Banks, Reid, Parramatta, Dobell, Barton, McMahon, Fowler
Queensland 5 Lib gains
Fisher, Moreton, Petrie, Lilley, Capricornia, Rankin
Of the ALP loses depending on how the last week goes i could see the ALP pulling back about half a dozen seats.