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Newspoll Date PM Opp. Leader Uncommitted
  %  %  % 
15-17 June 2007 40 46 14
25-27 May 2007 38 47 15
11-13 May 2007 37 49 14
27-29 April 2007 39 46 15
13-15 April 2007 36 48 16
30 March-1 April 2007 38 48 14
16-18 March 2007 36 49 15
2-4 March 2007 38 45 17
16-18 February 2007 37 47 16
2-4 February 2007 40 39 21
19-21 January 2007 41 39 20
8-10 December 2006 39 36 25
24-26 November 2006 55 25 20
10-12 November 2006 54 25 21
27-29 October 2006 54 26 20
13-15 October 2006 54 26 20
22-24 September 2006 52 26 22
8-10 September 2006 54 25 21
25-27 August 2006 54 26 20
11-13 August 2006 54 27 19
4-6 August 2006 52 25 23
28-30 July 2006 53 26 21
14-16 July 2006 53 27 20
30 June - 2 July 2006 49 29 22
16-18 June 2006 55 25 20
26-28 May 2006 55 23 22
12-14 May 2006 53 25 22
28-30 April 2006 56 25 19
7-9 April 2006 56 23 21
24-26 March 2006 58 23 19
10-12 March 2006 61 18 21
24-26 February 2006 53 27 20
10-12 February 2006 51 28 21
27-29 January 2006 54 26 20
13-15 January 2006 56 25 19
2-4 December 2005 50 29 21
18-20 November 2005 51 29 20
4-6 November 2005 50 28 22
21-23 October 2005 50 26 24
7-9 October 2005 57 23 20
23-25 September 2005 53 26 21
9-11 September 2005 51 27 22
26-28 August 2005 56 27 17
12-14 August 2005 57 25 18
29-31 July 2005 54 26 20
15-17 July 2005 55 25 20
1-3 July 2005 51 29 20
17-19 June 2005 54 28 18
27-29 May 2005 54 29 17
13-15 May 2005 52 31 17
29 April - 1 May 2005 52 31 17
15-17 April 2005 52 31 17
1-3 April 2005 52 31 17
18-20 March 2005 54 30 16
4-6 March 2005 54 31 15
18-20 February 2005 54 29 17
4-6 February 2005 56 27 17
21-23 January 2005 58 31 11
17-19 December 2004 60 24 16
3-5 December 2004 60 25 15
19-21 November 2004 57 27 16
6-7 October 2004 51 36 13
1-3 October 2004 49 32 19
24-26 September 2004 48 35 17
17-19 September 2004 47 37 16
10-12 September 2004 50 33 17
3-5 September 2004 49 37 14
27-29 August 2004 48 34 18
13-15 August 2004 47 36 17
30 Jul - 1 Aug 2004 51 34 15
16-18 July 2004 48 33 19
2-4 July 2004 50 33 17
18-20 June 2004 48 36 16
28-30 May 2004 54 32 14
14-16 May 2004 50 33 17
30 April - 2 May 2004 49 36 15
16-18 April 2004 48 37 15
2-4 April 2004 48 37 15
19-21 March 2004 43 42 15
5-7 March 2004 44 39 17
20-22 February 2004 48 32 20
6-8 February 2004 47 34 19
16-18 January 2004 50 30 20
12-14 December 2003 46 31 23
5-7 December 2003 52 26 22
28-30 November 2003 65 14 21
14-16 November 2003 58 17 25
31 Oct - 2 Nov 2003 59 18 23
17-19 October 2003 58 18 24
26-28 September 2003 61 17 22
12-14 September 2003 61 16 23
29-31 August 2003 60 18 22
15-17 August 2003 62 18 20
1-3 August 2003 60 18 22
18-20 July 2003 59 19 22
4-6 July 2003 61 20 19
20-22 June 2003 67 17 16
30 May - 1 June 2003 65 17 18
16-18 May 2003 64 17 19
2-4 May 2003 63 16 21
11-13 April 2003 62 16 22
28-30 March 2003 62 17 21
21-23 March 2003 60 19 21
14-16 March 2003 51 22 27
28 Feb - 2 Mar 2003 54 22 24
14-16 February 2003 56 21 23
31 Jan - 2 Feb 2003 56 23 21
17-19 January 2003 58 19 23
13-15 December 2002 58 19 23
29 Nov - 1 Dec 2002 57 18 25
15-17 November 2002 59 19 22
1-3 November 2002 63 18 19
18-20 October 2002 61 18 21
27-29 September 2002 54 23 23
13-15 September 2002 56 20 24
30 Aug - 1 Sept 2002 55 22 23
16-18 August 2002 57 22 21
2-4 August 2002 55 20 25
19-21 July 2002 51 24 25
5-7 July 2002 54 21 25
21 - 23 June 2002  53 22 25
31 May - 2 June 2002 50 23 27
17-19 May 2002 53 24 23
3-5 May 2002 50 24 26
19-21 April 2002 49 24 27
5-7 April 2002 51 24 25
22-24 March 2002 52 24 24
8-10 March 2002 50 23 27
22-24 February 2002 49 26 25
8-10 February 2002 59 18 23
18-20 January 2002 57 19 24
14-16 December 2001 55 20 25
23-25 November 2001 55 19 26
7-8 November 2001 52 34 14
2-4 November 2001 46 37 17
26-28 October 2001 50 33 17
19-21 October 2001 48 33 19
12-14 October 2001 56 27 17
5-7 October 2001 56 27 17
21-23 Sept 2001 57 25 18
7-9 September 2001 48 30 22
31 Aug - 2 Sept 2001 47 32 21
24-26 August 2001 42 32 26
10-12 August 2001 41 36 23
27-29 July 2001 42 35 23
13-15 July 2001 40 37 23
29 June - 1 July 2001 39 36 25
15-17 June 2001 43 34 23
1-3 June 2001 40 38 22
25-27 May 2001 39 39 22
18-20 May 2001 37 39 24
4-6 May 2001 35 39 26
20-22 April 2001 40 38 22
6-8 April 2001 38 39 23
23-25 March 2001 35 41 24
9-11 March 2001 34 40 26
23-25 February 2001 38 36 26
9-11 February 2001 40 36 24
19-21 January 2001 44 30 26
15-17 December 2000 41 34 25
1-3 December 2000 42 33 25
17-19 November 2000 43 33 24
3-5 November 2000 39 35 26
20-22 October 2000 43 33 24
6-8 October 2000 41 33 26
22-24 September 2000 44 36 20
8-10 September 2000 40 36 24
25-27 August 2000 42 36 22
11-13 August 2000 42 37 21
28-30 July 2000 44 31 25
14-16 July 2000 44 32 24
30 June - 2 July 2000 41 36 23
16-18 June 2000 38 40 22
26-28 May 2000 41 34 25
12-14 May 2000 43 35 22
28-30 April 2000 41 34 25
14-16 April 2000 43 34 23
31 March - 2 April 2000 43 33 24
17-19 March 2000 43 35 22
3-5 March 2000 43 33 24
18-20 February 2000 41 31 28
4-6 February 2000 42 34 24
21-23 January 2000 46 33 21
17-19 December 1999 46 32 22
3-5 December 1999 48 30 22
19-21 November 1999 47 34 19
5-7 November 1999 50 31 19
22-24 October 1999 45 33 22
8-10 October 1999 47 30 23
24-26 September 1999 46 33 21
10-12 September 1999 43 33 24
27-29 August 1999 44 35 21
13-15 August 1999 45 34 21
30 July - 1 Aug 1999 45 34 21
16-18 July 1999 42 34 24
2-4 July 1999 47 31 22
18-20 June 1999 42 33 25
28-30 May 1999 42 33 25
14-16 May 1999 44 34 22
30 April - 2 May 1999 39 39 22
9-11 April 1999 46 34 20
26-28 March 1999 46 33 21
12-14 March 1999 43 36 21
26-28 February 1999 43 34 23
12-14 February 1999 43 34 23
29-31 January 1999 44 36 20
15-17 January 1999 45 34 21
11-13 December 1998 45 34 21
27-29 November 1998 44 35 21
13-15 November 1998  44 38 18
30 Oct - 1 Nov 1998 42 38 20
16-18 October 1998 48 34 18
30 Sept - 1 Oct 1998 40 41 19
25-27 September 1998 41 39 20
18-20 September 1998 42 37 21
11-13 September 1998 39 39 22
4-6 September 1998 39 36 25
28-30 August 1998 39 37 24
14-16 August 1998 41 36 23
7-9 August 1998 37 38 25
24-26 July 1998 31 39 30
10-12 July 1998 37 36 27
26-28 June 1998 32 38 30
12-14 June 1998  35 36 29
29-31 May 1998 40 36 24
15-17 May 1998 45 36 19
1-3 May 1998  41 34 25
17-19 April 1998  38 35 27
27-29 March 1998  36 35 29
13-15 March 1998 36 36 28
27 Feb - 1 March 1998 37 36 27
13-15 February 1998 37 37 26
30 Jan - 1 Feb 1998 38 37 25
16-18 January 1998 36 37 27
5-7 December 1997 36 38 26
21-23 November 1997 36 40 24
7-9 November 1997 35 38 27
24-26 October 1997 37 38 25
17-19 October 1997 34 35 31
10-12 October 1997 43 30 27
26-28 September 1997 38 33 29
19-21 September 1997 43 29 28
5-7 September 1997 43 31 26
22-24 August 1997  43 29 28
8-10 August 1997 42 29 29
25-27 July 1997 43 29 28
11-13 July 1997  44 31 25
27-29 June 1997 42 30 28
13-15 June 1997 47 25 28
30 May - 1 June 1997  45 26 29
16-18 May 1997 45 27 28
9-11 May 1997 45 22 33
2-4 May 1997 47 25 28
18-20 April 1997 50 24 26
4-6 April 1997 53 24 23
14-16 March 1997 52 24 24
28 Feb - 2 March 1997 53 23 24
14-16 February 1997 49 24 27
31 Jan - 2 Feb 1997 53 23 24
17-19 January 1997  54 22 24
13-15 December 1996 53 24 23
6-8 December 1996 52 24 24
22-24 November 1996 51 22 27
8-10 November 1996 54 22 24
25-27 October 1996  55 21 24
11-13 October 1996 54 23 23
20-22 September 1996 55 25 20
6-8 September 1996 50 25 25
23-25 August 1996 53 24 23
9-11 August 1996 51 26 23
26-28 July 1996 51 25 24
12-14 July 1996 54 24 22
28-30 June 1996 52 24 24
14-16 June 1996 52 22 26
24-26 May 1996 54 20 26
10-12 May 1996 60 18 22
26-28 April 1996 54 20 26
12-14 April 1996 57 19 24
29-31 March 1996 56 20 24
15-17 March 1996 54 22 24
28-29 February 1996 45 40 15
23-25 February 1996 43 37 20
16-18 February 1996 42 38 20
9-11 February 1996 42 38 20
2-4 February 1996  42 38 20
19-21 January 1996 39 39 22
15-17 December 1995 42 34 24
8-10 December 1995  37 38 25
24-26 November 1995 40 35 25
10-12 November 1995  40 37 23
20-22 October 1995 38 40 22
6-8 October 1995 38 39 23
22-24 September 1995 36 38 26
8-10 September 1995 37 43 20
25-27 August 1995 38 43 19
11-13 August 1995 40 40 20
28-30 July 1995 37 44 19
14-16 July 1995 38 39 23
30 June - 2 July 1995 38 44 18
16-18 June 1995 34 41 25
2-4 June 1995 40 41 19
19-21 May 1995 39 44 17
5-7 May 1995 41 39 20
21-23 April 1995 41 39 20
7-9 April 1995 38 44 18
24-26 March 1995 34 44 22
10-12 March 1995 35 47 18
24-26 February 1995 35 41 24
10-12 February 1995 35 41 24
27-29 January 1995 42 37 21
13-15 January 1995 47 21 32
16-18 December 1994 48 24 28
2-4 December 1994 53 24 23
18-20 November 1994 51 21 28
4-6 November 1994 49 23 28
21-23 October 1994 51 25 24
7-9 October 1994 51 23 26
23-25 September 1994 48 25 27
16-18 September 1994 52 25 23
2-4 September 1994 44 28 28
8-10 July 1994 28 48 24
24-26 June 1994 29 44 27
10-12 June 1994 34 39 27
27-29 May 1994 32 38 30
13-15 May 1994 46 28 26
29 April - 1 May 1994 42 28 30
15-17 April 1994 44 29 27
25-27 March 1994 42 30 28
11-13 March 1994 46 25 29
25-27 February 1994 44 30 26
11-13 February 1994 40 32 28
28-30 January 1994 43 33 24
14-16 January 1994 37 32 31
17-19 December 1993 33 34 33
3-5 December 1993 33 40 27
19-21 November 1993 36 34 30
5-7 November 1993 35 36 29
22-24 October 1993 34 37 29
8-10 October 1993 32 39 29
24-26 September 1993 32 43 25
17-19 September 1993 31 41 28
3-5 September 1993 29 41 30
20-22 August 1993 27 43 30
6-8 August 1993 38 31 31
23-25 July 1993 38 34 28
9-11 July 1993 38 36 26
25-27 June 1993 41 30 29
11-13 June 1993 40 32 28
28-30 May 1993 41 31 28
14-16 May 1993 44 31 25
30 April - 2 May 1993 47 30 23
16-18 April 1993 47 30 23
2-4 April 1993 48 32 20
19-21 March 1993 46 32 22
10-11 March 1993 40 41 19
5-7 March 1993 36 42 22
26-28 February 1993 37 38 25
19-21 February 1993 36 41 23
12-14 February 1993 37 42 21
5-7 February 1993 36 38 26
22-24 January 1993 39 38 23
19-20 December 1992 38 35 27
11-13 December 1992 43 34 23
4-6 December 1992 43 30 27
20-22 November 1992 39 32 29
6-8 November 1992 39 35 26
23-25 October 1992 37 36 27
9-11 October 1992 34 38 28
18-20 September 1992 32 37 31
4-6 September 1992 35 34 31
21-23 August 1992 31 40 29
7-9 August 1992 32 40 28
24-26 July 1992 35 39 26
10-12 July 1992 32 38 30
26-28 June 1992 35 37 28
12-14 June 1992 32 38 30
29-31 May 1992 32 40 28
15-17 May 1992 35 39 26
1-3 May 1992 35 39 26
10-12 April 1992 37 35 28
27-29 March 1992 38 37 25
13-15 March 1992 36 42 22
28 Feb - 1 March 1992 36 40 24
14-16 February 1992 31 44 25
31 Jan - 2 Feb 1992 30 45 25
17-19 January 1992 28 43 29
November 29-30 & 1 & 6-8 December 1991 32 43 25
November 22-24 1991 32 40 28
November 8-10 & 15-17 1991 38 33 29
October 11-13 & 18-20 1991 39 32 29
September 6-8, 20-22 & 27-29 1991 41 33 26
August 9-11 & 23-25 1991 40 35 25
July 12-14 & 26-28 1991 38 35 27
20-22 March 1990 55 24 21
16-18 March 1990 54 20 26
2-4 March 1990 52 22 26
8-9 July 1987 57 29 14
6-8 July 1987 59 27 14
3-5 July 1987 59 26 15
26-28 June 1987 57 25 18
19-21 June 1987 62 22 16
5-7 June 1987 62 22 16