CANBERRA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The opposition Labour Party is the favourite among voters, to win the next federal election in Australia, a poll found.
The latest Newspoll, which was published last night, found that 47 percent of voters expect Labour to form a government following the election, which is due to be held by May, 2022, compared to 37 percent, who expect the governing Coalition to remain in power.
However, the margin is closer than that in the lead-up to the 2019 election, when 55 percent of voters tipped a Labour victory, only for the Coalition to pull off a major upset, and won a third term in the government.
According to the poll, Labour still leads the Coalition 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis.
The poll indicated that preference deals with independents, who could have a major impact on the election result, with 13 percent of respondents saying, they intend to cast their first preference votes for minor parties.
Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, continues to lead Labour leader, Anthony Albanese, as voters’ preferred the prime minister, with 45 percent choosing the incumbent, compared to 36 percent for Albanese.
The most significant change since the last poll in mid-Nov was, in the leaders’ satisfaction rating.
For the first time since Mar, 2020, Albanese leads Morrison in net satisfaction, which is measured by subtracting the portion of voters dissatisfied with their performance from those who are satisfied.
Albanese recorded a negative six rating while Morrison’s was negative eight, compared to a positive-36 rating at the same time in 2020.
