Support for One Nation drops as Albo’s popularity rises in the polls
One Nation’s primary vote has fallen but Pauline Hanson’s party remains on similar footing as the two major parties with support for all three less than nine per cent apart.
The latest Newspoll for The Australian on Sunday revealed primary support was strongest for Labor at 29 per cent, one point ahead of One Nation at 28 per cent and the Coalition at 20 per cent.
The poll interviewed 1,241 voters between Monday and Thursday last week.
Of the remaining voters, 14 per cent chose the Greens as their top party after David Shoebridge was appointed new party leader, while nine per cent gave their support to the ‘others’ category – made of independents and minor parties.
While the 28 per cent primary vote is still a strong result for One Nation, it marks a slip from the 30 per cent recorded in September.
Hanson’s party recorded its strongest result in early June with a record high of 31 per cent.
The slip was coupled with a drop in Hanson’s personal net rating, which dropped to -9.
That result came from 43 per cent of voters who were satisfied with her performance compared to 52 per cent who were dissatisfied.
Popularity for Pauline Hanson’s (above) One Nation fell across two polls on Sunday
Support for Anthony Albanese’s (above) Labor recorded a slight rise
The latest poll marked the first time primary support for Labor, One Nation and the Coalition were all in the 20s.
Labor’s primary vote has risen by two points since the last Newspoll but remains at Gillard government-era lows.
Party leader and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal net rating also saw a slight improvement, rising from –27 to –24.
This is despite Albanese last week attending pre-COP climate change meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu amid criticism of the government’s handling of the ATO credit card ban fiasco.
The Coalition’s primary vote also recorded an improvement from 19 per cent to 20 per cent.
Similarly, Coalition leader Angus Taylor’s net personal rating lifted to -11.
The Opposition leader also improved his position in the three-way contest as preferred prime minister against Albanese and Hanson.
Albanese led the pack with 45 per cent preferring him as Prime Minister, well clear of Hanson (30 per cent) and Taylor (25 per cent).
The Newspoll also included a special question ahead of the parliament sitting this week: how should the government respond to high inflation and cost-of-living pressures?
Coalition leader Angus Taylor (right) was the least-preferred prime minister between himself, Albanese and Hanson across two polls
More than half (55 per cent) called for lower government spending.
More than half were also in favour of subsidising energy and fuel, while almost a third supported cuts to income taxes.
About 27 per cent wanted reduced regulation and costs for businesses and 11 per cent backed one-off payments.
Meanwhile, a separate poll by Resolve Political Monitor for The Sydney Morning Herald also recorded a two-point fall in support for One Nation.
Its primary vote dropped to 25 per cent, compared to a one-point drop for the Coalition at 23 per cent and a one-point rise for Labor at 29 per cent.
Hanson’s likability rating fell from seven points to zero, while Taylor’s fell two points to eight. Albanese improved by one point to –15.
Albanese also remains the preferred Prime Minister in the Resolve Poll.
Of those surveyed, 32 per cent backed Albanese compared to 26 per cent for Hanson and 22 per cent for Taylor.
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