Labor’s support shrinks months after disastrous election result – but the effect of Scott Morrison’s controversial Hawaii holiday during bushfires is yet to be measured
- Coalition has more support than Labor in all but one income bracket, poll found
- Only those earning less than $50,000 a year backed Anthony Albanese-led party
- Those in households of $50,000 to $90,000 backed Coalition by eight per cent
- Male voters are also favouring the Coalition over Labor by a margin of 13 per cent
The Coalition has more support from voters than Labor in all but one income bracket, a new poll has found.
Newspoll analysis found only those earning less than $50,000 a year favoured Labor – seven months on from the party’s landslide election defeat.
Voters in households bringing in $50,000 to $90,000 a year backed the Coalition 43 per cent to Labor’s 35 per cent, with the government’s share increasing to 50 per cent for incomes between $100,000 and $150,000.
The Anthony Albanese-led Labor Party trails the Coalition’s support in all income brackets apart from those earning less than $50,000 a year, a new poll has found (Mr Albanese pictured on December 2)
The lower bracket contains those on welfare support and pensioners, while the latter includes public service professions like nurses and firefighters.
Men are also turning their back on the Opposition despite the party changing focus to support coal-mining communities, the survey conducted for The Australian found.
The survey of 4,562 voters found only 32 per cent of male voters preferred Labor compared to 45 per cent for the Coalition.
Women still favoured the Coalition, but by a lesser margin.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is briefed by NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on Sunday. The three surveys analysed were carried out between November 7 and December 8, before Mr Morrison returned from his controversial holiday to Hawaii
In the sub-$50,000 income bracket, support for Labor outranked the Coalition 37 per cent to 35 per cent.
The three surveys analysed were carried out between November 7 and December 8, but were conducted before Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut a holiday to Hawaii short after criticism of how he handled the bushfire crisis.
The analysis shows the Coalition leads Labor on a two-party preferred basis 51 per cent to 49 per cent, though its primary vote slipped slightly since the election to 41 per cent, while Labor’s rose to 34 per cent.
Mr Morrison greets a volunteer during a visit to a bushfire emergency control centre in Sydney on Sunday. Men are also turning their back on the Opposition and towards Mr Morrison’s Coalition despite Labor changing focus to support coal-mining communities
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s net approval rating of -3 continues to outrank Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s -5.
Labor made gains in Queensland with its primary vote rising from 27 to 29 per cent since the federal election, as the LNP’s dropped three percentage points to 40 per cent.
However in Victoria the Coalition still leads Labor on the primary vote 40-38 per cent, and 42-35 per cent in NSW.