EMRS State and Regional Omnibus Survey
May 2010
State Voting Intentions
Polling was undertaken between the 8th and 12th May 2010. 1000 adult Tasmanian residents were interviewed.
They were asked the following question:
If a State Election was held tomorrow, which political party would you vote for?
The highest level of support remains with the Liberal Party (38%), increasing by 8% when compared to February 2010 results; the highest level of support the Liberals have ever received over the 10 years of the survey.
Support for the Labor party has remained the same, while Greens support has increased by 2%, since February 2010 putting the Greens 1% in front of the Labor Party. This is the highest level of support the Greens has ever received over the 10 years of the survey.
Support for Independent has increase by 1%, compared to results of February 2010, while there has been a significant drop in the percentage of respondents who are undecided (11%).
Nick McKim, Greens Leader:
mps.tas.greens.org.au
The Tasmanian Greens today said that the latest EMRS poll is an indication that Tasmanians are willing to give the Greens’ involvement in a new power-sharing government an opportunity to deliver.
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that the poll shows that Tasmanians support politicians who are prepared to do what they can to deliver on the policies they took to the election.
“This is result is a heartening affirmation of our decision to take Cabinet positions, but we understand that it is early days and we still have a lot of work to do.”
“This poll shows that the community is prepared to give the power-sharing Parliament with Greens in Cabinet a go, and believe that it has the potential to deliver stability and good outcomes for Tasmania,” Mr McKim said.
