Monthly poll results: 51.9 to 48.1 in Labor’s favour
At the end of another month it is time to aggregate the polls and construct the monthly average. In May 2006 almost 7800 people were polled. The predicted national two-party preferred vote for May was 51.9 per cent for Labor and 48.1 per cent for the Coalition.
The most favourable polls for the Coalition over the period were Morgan and Newspoll of 14 May. Both gave the Coalition 50 per cent. The most favourable polls for Labor were ACNielsen of 21 May, with 54 per cent; and Morgan of 7 May with 53.5 per cent.
The two-party preferred prediction for May is up marginally on April for the Coalition. The Coalition improved it’s primary vote share from 40.2 per cent to 41.3 per cent, and Labor was essentially unchanged (moving from 40.2 per cent to 40.3 per cent).
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