Galaxy in Benelong: 53 to 47 in Labor’s favour
Glenn Milne in today’s Daily Telegraph reported on a Galaxy poll in the Prime Minister’s seat of Benelong.
The Prime Minister is now facing a seven per cent swing in Bennelong. That puts Ms McKew in a commanding position with 53 per cent of the vote after distribution of preferences. The seat only needs a four per cent two-party preferred swing to change hands.
It’s understood the Galaxy poll is also in line with internal ALP research in Bennelong. Labor needs a uniform national swing of five per cent and a net gain of 16 seats to put Mr Rudd in The Lodge…
The Sunday Telegraph/SBS Insight Galaxy Poll was conducted on the evenings of August 8 and 9, based on a large sample of 800 voters. Primary support for John Howard is at 44 per cent, unchanged since May and down around six points since the last election.
In contrast, support for Ms McKew is now 47 per cent - little changed since May but a huge 19 points higher than the vote achieved by the ALP candidate at the last federal election.