Newspoll: 51 to 49 in the Coalition’s favour
The latest Newspoll, of 1156 voters from the weekend of 17-19 June 2005, found the Coalition ahead of Labor in two-party preferred terms on 51 to 49 per cent. This was a two point decline for the Coalition from the previous Newspoll in late May.
The Coalition’s primary vote fell from 47 to 44 per cent. Labor’s primary vote was steady on 37 per cent. The Green’s primary vote share rose from 5 to 7 per cent. The vote share for the other minor parties rose from 11 to 12 per cent.
Satisfaction with the Prime Minister was up one point to 54 per cent. Dissatisfaction was steady on 36 per cent.
The most striking changes occurred in the Opposition Leader’s perception polling. Satisfaction with the Opposition leader fell six points from 47 to 41 per cent. Dissatisfaction rose by six points from 36 to 42 per cent. More people were dissatisfied rather than satisfied with the Opposition Leader. And more people were dissatisfied with the Opposition Leader than were dissatisfied with the Prime Minister.
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