I smell a rat.

The Sunday Examiner did not publish the electorate by electorate results of the latest EMRS polling.

They merely told us what the likely split of seats was in each electorate, gave us some figures for Lyons and Denison but all we know about the other three is that the Greens “are well behind”.

I paid $1.60 at the corner shop for the Sunday Examiner on its page one promise “The Full Poll Findings: pages 4 to 7”.

So why no electorate figures for us to dissect and analyse? Could it be that they are markedly different to the first ones published by EMRS in the campaign. The hint we have of that is that Labor’s predicted vote in Lyons has gone from 46 per cent to 53 per cent and the Libs are down from 30 per cent to 22 per cent. They are big changes.

In 2002 EMRS published its full electorate figures for the poll, and they were pretty close. Why not now?

Newspoll always published its Tasmanian election figures in The Australian when I was there, sometimes grudgingly, but they did it.

I, for one, am not prepared to accept either EMRS’ analysis or the Sunday Examiner’s. Give us the figures, Messrs Hocking and Southwell, and we’ll make our own assessments.

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Bruce Montgomery
Liverpool Street
Hobart

The Mercury: Libs and Greens slam poll

What the Greens reckon:

Media Release

Peg Putt MHA
Greens Opposition Leader

Sunday, 12 March 2006

GREENS UNFAZED BY EMRS POLL

Will Continue Strong, Positive, Grassroots Campaign Into The Last Week

The Tasmanian Greens today are unfazed by the Examiner’s EMRS Poll, saying that their feedback is they have recovered from the dip during the second week of the election campaign, around the time of the poll, and are now experiencing a swing towards them.

Greens Opposition Leader Peg Putt MHA noted that the poll shows a high likelihood of five Green seats, and said the Greens would spend the last week on a strong, positive campaign around Tasmania.

‘’The Greens are campaigning strongly with our positive vision around Tasmania, and we are unfazed by the EMRS Poll as our feedback is that we are now experiencing a groundswell of support after a small dip during the second week of the campaign,’’ Ms Putt said.

‘’Many people are telling us that they will be voting Green for the first time.’’

‘’We believe we are on track for Paul O’ Halloran to win a seat in Braddon, and whilst we have always acknowledged that a second seat in Denison is a big ask, Cassy O’ Connor is getting a great reception and we just need as many as possible to include her on their ballot paper.’’

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