1. 2019 Federal Election

2. The main issues people were concerned about were:
Jobs, jobs for young people, insecurity of incomes, reduced incomes
The cost of living – pressure on household finances
Health and education
Also:
Climate change – emerging much more strongly than in previous years
Aged care
Improving the economy
Border security and reducing immigration
Particular issues in health such as mental health

3. Survey March 11
Across Hasluck, Swan, Pearce, Cowan and Perth
There were a lot of soft voters still open to be convinced
46% of soft voters cited the economy and jobs as the most important issue in deciding who to vote for out of 4 choices: economy and jobs, health and education, fairer taxes and border security.
Soft voters were experiencing job insecurity and not having enough hours
Half of the soft voters who were working were not confident of having their current job in a year’s time and half said they would like more hours

5. Survey April 29-30 Three weeks before the election
A lot of votes were moving in both directions but unfortunately the swing away from Labor was now larger than the swing to Labor, particularly in Hasluck and Pearce
More than 15% of people in the survey were changing their effective 2 party vote.
64% of those swinging away from Labor cited the economy and jobs as the most important issue determining their vote from the 4 we tested.
These additional swings were among young people and the middle age group at this time.
Main issues for those moving to Labor were health and education and fairer taxes
(from the 4 we tested)
The Liberals were seen as having a better plan on jobs
The Liberals were seen as having the better plan on tax

6. ALP Liberal Green One Nation Clive Palmer Other Election May 18 33.0
ALP
Liberal
Green
One Nation
Clive Palmer
Other
Election May 18
33.0
41.8
12.2
5.0
1.8
6.2
Survey April 29-30
33.9
41.5
9.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
Difference
-0.9
0.3
2.5
-1.1
-1.9
1.1