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Libs and Greens honest, says poll

24 May, 2010 08:35 AM
LIBERAL leader Will Hodgman and Greens leader Nick McKim are preferred as most likely to provide integrity in Parliament, with Premier David Bartlett coming a poor third according to private Liberal Party polling.

The telephone survey of 1000 people statewide earlier this month found that 34 per cent believed Mr Hodgman had the most integrity emerging from the post election machinations and 31 per cent supported Mr McKim.

Only 16 per cent gave Mr Bartlett and his party a tick for integrity, a result showing how the Government took a hit in the polls in the way it managed the minority government negotiations.

For his part Mr McKim seems to have emerged unscathed from his decision to back Labor and accept cabinet posts.

The poll shows that Tasmanians still back either a majority Liberal or Labor government, achieved by another election, over the current minority government arrangement.

It showed that 20 per cent preferred a majority Liberal government, while 17 per cent preferred a Labor majority government.

However, twice as many (13 per cent) preferred a minority Labor government supported by the Greens, with David Bartlett as premier, over the Liberals, with only 6 per cent supporting a Liberal minority government supported by the Greens, with Will Hodgman as premier.

Most of those surveyed, 21 per cent, preferred a second election to determine a clear winner.

The poll showed 37 per cent believing the Liberals best able to provide stable government, to 32 per cent Labor, with only 11 per cent backing the Greens and 16 per cent saying they don't know.

The polling is an important post-election barometer for the Liberals, as Mr Hodgman battles claims that he missed an opportunity to negotiate a minority government deal with the Greens, given that his party won more votes than Labor.

The most recent EMRS opinion poll on party preferences showed Labor's vote crashing further since the election, with the Liberal vote increasing.

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This survey simply shows how politically ignorant most Tasmanians are of the electoral system. What makes anyone think that another election will produce a different result? If the Greens maintain a vote of around 20% we will probably never have a majority government again. The most interesting question (not asked) for Labor or Greens voters is: would you change your vote to Liberal to ensure a majority government in Tasmania? I suspect the answer would be a resounding NO.
Posted by Dave, 24/05/2010 9:47:33 AM, on The Examiner
Bartlett's only crime is that he had the courage to be politically pragmatic. What use a leader with integrity but without power? Labor deserved to be kicked out, but Hodgman didn't have the courage to grasp the opportunity. Everyone has to be flexible and pragmatic in changing times, as new circumstances present new challenges. And it looks like the Greens are here to stay, effectively guaranteeing minority govrnments for the forseeable future.
Posted by Still in Power, 24/05/2010 10:05:35 AM, on The Examiner
does it matter if we never have a majority government again ? no and that is surely good for tasmania we are now several years ahead of the rest off the country in voting terms..this is the way the world is going 2 party systems have been shown to be corrupt 'non tranparent' and useless for the development of a society look at usa britain tasmania for years its all been to cosy politics needs a good kick up the arse every few years to revitalise the system
Posted by bren, 24/05/2010 10:46:11 AM, on The Examiner

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