Despite its modest sample of 543 and high margin of error, Morgan’s phone poll conducted over the past two nights shows similar results from other pollsters, although slightly at the Coalition end of the scale, writes William Bowe.
Morgan poll
Morgan: 51.5-48.5 to Coalition
The latest Roy Morgan face-to-face poll shows little change on the previous result from a fortnight ago. But preselection news for the next electoral cycle heats up, reports William Bowe.
Morgan: 50.5-49.5 to Labor
The first federal opinion poll of the new year is from Morgan’s face-to-face surveying last weekend, covering 855 respondents. However, the obvious systematic bias to Labor in Morgan face-to-face polling, once factored in, points to a fairly solid lead for the Coalition, reports William Bowe.
Memo to Vic gov: voters really do care about the economy
The Brumby government could benefit from widespread concern over the issue of economic management, with Roy Morgan research commissioned exclusively for Crikey revealing swathes of voters in marginal seats rate it a pressing issue.
Labor arrests decline, says Morgan, but we’re divided on the RSPT
Today’s Morgan poll shows a small increase in Labor support, taking them back to 50-50 on a two-party preferred basis. But there was mixed news for the government on voters’ feelings about the RSPT.
Morgan: Labor vote continuing to fall
The latest face-to-face Roy Morgan poll shows a further deterioration in Labor’s vote, however, the drain on Labor’s vote is not going to the Opposition but to minor parties.
Leadership polling: a comprehensive rundown
Galaxy, Newspoll and Morgan have all recently released new polls pitting Rudd and Gillard head-to-head, showing Gillard is closing in. But underneath the headline figures, something else is going on, explains Possum Comitatus.
Morgan: 54-46 to Labor
The latest Morgan poll has failed to replicate the convulsion of Newspoll: Labor holds a two-party lead of 54-46, down from 54.5-45.5. Nevertheless, it’s still their worst Morgan result since November 2006, reports William Bowe
Morgan: Labor takes another polling hit
The latest Morgan poll comes in with the ALP’s two-party lead down 56-44 from 58-42, and sees the party take a five-point hit on the primary vote, reports William Bowe.
Morgan: Australians want asylum seekers sent home
The latest Morgan poll reveals some interesting insights into Australians’ attitudes to asylum seekers: most want our overall immigration levels to stay the same, but want to see boat people sent home. Possum Comitatus breaks down the figures by party allegiance.
Morgan: 58-42
The latest Morgan poll shows a strong return-to-form for the Rudd government: Labor’s two-party lead is up from 56.5-43.5 to 58-42. William Bowe has this and all the other big Election ‘10 news.
Morgan: A turning point for Labor?
The ALP is up one point in this week’s Morgan poll — a two-party preferred of 56.5-43.5. But don’t buy into the pundits’ “OMG TEH ALP IS COMING BACK!!!!” hype, says Possum Comitatus: this one has been trending for a while.
Morgan: Labor goes with the flow
The latest Morgan poll comes in with a two-party preferred vote of 58.5-41.5 — a 1.5 boost to the ALP. But more interesting is what happens to the vote when respondents are able to allocate their own preference flow, says Possum Comitatus.
Labor is losing the ground war on global warming opinion
Possum Comitatus digs deeper into a recent poll on Australians’ attitudes to CPRS and global warming, and finds that the ALP’s failure to strongly combat climate change scepticism is klling its CPRS hopes.
Morgan poll: for the first time less than half of Australians approve of proposed CPRS
A new Morgan poll shows that for the first time, less than half of Australians — 46%, down 4% since November — approve of the government’s proposed CPRS.
First poll of the year: Labor down, Libs & Greens up
Roy Morgan has come through with the first poll of this election year, with the ALP’s two-party preferred lead down from 59-41 to 57-43. An ominous start to 2010 for the Government? Join in the discussion with William Bowe.
Political snippets: Forget about boat people: it’s still the economy, stupid
A new Morgan poll says it’s still the economy and environmental issues that Australians think are the most important, soccer match-fixing in China, and Thailand takes the stealing of religious artifacts very seriously.
Australia grows sceptical about global warming
A new Morgan poll has found a growing level of scepticism towards global warming by Australians over the past 12 months, says Possum Comitatus — especially amongst regional and rural voters.
ALP takes another hit in the polls — sort of
Maybe That Newspoll wasn’t an outlier after all: the latest Morgan poll has shown a 5-point drop to the ALP. But it was a small sample size. And a new Newspoll of QLD marginals shows a strong swing to the party. What does it all mean? Our heads hurt.
Political snippets: In praise of Gary Morgan’s common sense
Richard Farmer wishes the Morgan Poll had the same influence on journalists as Newspoll does today, marvels at the literal expansion of Uganda, hugs some babies and takes a punt on the future of sports betting.
New Morgan poll adds weight to Newspoll outlier theory
The latest Morgan poll has come in with a two party preferred vote of 61-39 — a half-point increase to Labor — making it even more plausible that the apparent drop in the ALP’s vote from the latest Newspoll is just an outlier.
A tale of two polls
A Morgan poll on Friday had Joe Hockey leading Malcolm Turnbull as voters’ preferred Liberal leader 30% to 21%, but today’s Newspoll has Turnbull back in the lead. Did the drama of last week produce a move to Turnbull — or away from Hockey? asks William Bowe.
Poll: Public strongly support Rudd’s ETS
A new Roy Morgan phone poll on perceptions of global warming has found a clear majority of Australians approve of the government acting on carbon emissions, and acting on it with the Rudd government’s ETS legislation.
Morgan: half-point drop for ALP
Little change on the latest Morgan face-to-face poll, coming in at 57.5-42.5 — a half-point drop for Labor. Plus: change is afoot in WA’s lower house, Peter Dutton gets a raw deal in QLD boundary changes, and more news from William Bowe.
Morgan: Labor up after Utegate
The first Roy Morgan face-to-face poll to catch the full force of the OzCar aftermath shows Labor’s two-party lead up from 55-45 to 58-42, says William Bowe.
