(CPOD) Jun. 19, 2004 – The opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the top political organization in Australia, according to a poll by Roy Morgan Research. 43.5 per cent of respondents would vote for the ALP in the next federal election, while 42.5 per cent would support the ruling coalition of Liberals and Nationals.
(CPOD) Jun. 19, 2004 – The opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the top political organization in Australia, according to a poll by Roy Morgan Research. 43.5 per cent of respondents would vote for the ALP in the next federal election, while 42.5 per cent would support the ruling coalition of Liberals and Nationals.
Australia’s preferential voting system—where electors indicate an order of predilection for each contender, and the ballots from smaller parties are re-distributed—would allow the ALP to form a government, with 53 per cent.
Mark Latham became the new ALP leader in December 2003. Prime minister John Howard is expected to call a federal vote before October 2004, and is counting on his economic record to remain in government. The country’s current unemployment rate is 5.6 per cent, a 14-year low.
Peter Garrett—the former lead singer in rock group Midnight Oil, who has been active in environmentalist causes, and has acted as president of the Australian Conservation Foundation—has accepted to become the ALP’s nominee in the Kingsford-Smith constituency.
Polling Data
If a Federal election for the House of Representatives were being held today, which party would receive your first preference?
Mid-Jun. 2004 | Late May 2004 | |
Australian Labor Party | 43.5% | 45.5% |
Coalition (Liberal / National) | 42.5% | 40.5% |
Australian Greens | 7% | 7% |
Australian Democrats | 1.5% | 3% |
One Nation | 1% | 1% |
Independents / Others | 4.5% | 3.5% |
Two-Party Preferred Vote
Mid-Jun. 2004 | Late May 2004 | |
Australian Labor Party | 53% | 55% |
Coalition (Liberal / National) | 47% | 45% |
Source: Roy Morgan Research
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews to 2,272 Australian voters, conducted on Jun. 5 and Jun. 6, and Jun. 12 and Jun. 13, 2004. No margin of error was provided.
