Three new polls this week have collectively taken the shine off the Coalition’s recent recovery in the BludgerTrack poll aggregate, and returned Labor to absolute majority territory on the seat projection. Labor is recorded as gaining six seats, including two in New South Wales and one each in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. Its primary vote is little changed, but there’s an intriguing uptick for the Greens – something Essential Research contributed to, as well as the widely noted three-point lift in Newspoll – which quite possibly has something to do with major party bipartisanship on Iraq. Meanwhile, Palmer United is recorded as heading the other way, falling to a five-month low. Newspoll and Essential Research both provided leadership ratings this week, which have brought Bill Shorten nearer to parity on net approval, levelled off the positive trend to Tony Abbott, and left preferred prime minister much as it was, with Abbott narrowly in front.
victoria:
Wonder if Smith is a charity shag.
confessions
Waiting for someone to ask that very question. 😀
Does everyone know there is a new thread here?: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2014/09/15/seat-of-the-week-holt/
ajm
Thanks for that. 😀
[Wonder if Smith is a charity shag.]
There seems to a pattern does there not?
Confessions
You beat me to it. 🙂
Uh … yeah, new thread.