Fed:Most voters have made up their mind on federal poll: survey

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2007
Fed:Most voters have made up their mind on federal poll: survey

By Colin Brinsden

CANBERRA, Aug 27 AAP - Most voters have already made up their minds and are backing
Kevin Rudd and Labor in the federal election, a survey released today shows.

A survey of 1,156 voters conducted for public relations firm Burson-Marsteller by
Research International found 76.6 per cent had already decided who they were going to
vote for, and of them 55.8 per cent were backing Labor.

"Prime Minister John Howard and the Liberals have the fight of their lives on their
hands," Burson-Marsteller's director of public affairs Michael Gillies-Smith said.

"Labor is in the box seat to win this election."

More than 80 per cent of the 40-and-older age bracket were certain about their voting
intentions, as were 65.7 per cent in the 18-29 age group and 68 per cent in the 30-39
group.

However, support for Mr Howard and the Liberals was stronger among voters in the 60-and-older
bracket, at 49.1 per cent, with 40.4 per cent going for Labor.

By gender, 82.9 per cent of males had made made up their mind, compared with 70.5 per
cent of females. according to the survey.

Slightly more women were backing Labor - 59.5 per cent, compared with 52.5 per cent of men.

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