Newspoll: 58-42 to Liberal-National in WA

GhostWhoVotes brings results of the latest quarterly Newspoll of state voting intention in Western Australia, and it finds the state Labor Party joining its New South Wales and Queensland counterparts in the sub-30 primary vote club. From an already parlous position in July-September, Labor is down a point on both the primary vote, now at 29 per cent, and two-party preferred, with the Coalition now leading 58-42. Both leaders’ personal ratings are much as they’ve been all year: Colin Barnett is down a point on approval to 55 per cent and up three on disapproval to 35 per cent, Eric Ripper is down one on approval to 33 per cent and up one on disapproval to 43 per cent, and Barnett’s two-party lead has gone from 61-17 to 60-16. The sample for the poll was 839, for a margin of error of about 3.4 per cent.

Author: William Bowe

William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, has existed in one form or another since 2004, and is one of the most heavily trafficked websites on Australian politics.

233 comments on “Newspoll: 58-42 to Liberal-National in WA”

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  4. [ Gweneth
    Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 7:16 pm | Permalink
    Yes but he shouldn’t have made the comments to the press is all I’m saying – doesn’t look good.
    ]

    It may not look good – but it’s the truth – and a true leader stands up to criticism from his own side and calls them out on it.

  5. [It may not look good – but it’s the truth – and a true leader stands up to criticism from his own side and calls them out on it.]

    Hey Frank, I can’t wait for Eric to be replaced and see you slagging him off

  6. [hairy nose
    Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 7:30 pm | Permalink
    It may not look good – but it’s the truth – and a true leader stands up to criticism from his own side and calls them out on it.

    Hey Frank, I can’t wait for Eric to be replaced and see you slagging him off
    ]

    I won’ t slag him off- I will thank him for his contribution.

  10. The West reports Alannah MacTiernan refusing to support Ripper and calling on the party to “decide”, proclaiming Wyatt the only “real contender”. She denies she might seek to knock off John Hyde in Perth: “I’m not going to rule anything in or out but I’m not going to be knocking people off, I can tell you that.”

  11. Boom boom, then. Wyatt’s got it in the bag.

    If MacTiernan wants to get back into state parliament and doesn’t want to bother sitting Labor MP’s, she should run in Mt Lawley and take out Michael Sutherland. It wouldn’t be that hard, and he’s much more deserving of getting thrown out – about as much as Don Randall. I like John Hyde’s light show in his office window, and I don’t like Sutherland’s occasional “oh won’t somebody please think of the children?” outbursts.

  14. Via Facebook:

    [Nine News Perth Mark McGowan has emerged from a meeting of Labor’s factional heavyweights and declared he will not be a contender in the leadership battle | 9 News41 minutes ago · Like · Comment]

  15. Gareth Parker on Twitter:

    [Ben Wyatt emerges from meeting to say he has had positive discussions with his colleagues but stays mum on his intentions … Wyatt will call a press conference later this afternoon.]

  22. [G_Parker Gareth Parker
    Wyatt has spoken to Ripper and asked him to convene a caucus meeting within two days to vote on the leadership.
    1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    Wyatt says there is a strong appetite for change.
    56 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply ]

  26. [
    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    I have the experience and the talent in my team to lead this state, Ripper says. Mr Wyatt has plenty of time to be a leader.
    1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply »
    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    Ripper says it’s very disappointing he is putting the party through this. Says he is determined to lead the Opposition. No short cuts.
    2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply »
    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    Ripper says the earliest a meeting can be called is six days. He says Wyatt does not have the numbers and had been advised thus.
    1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply »
    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    Eric Ripper says politics is not about Labor, it’s about the people of WA. For the last three days it hasn’t been about the people of WA.
    5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply ]

  27. [_Parker Gareth Parker
    Ok, must get cracking tweeps. Thanks for the kind words. FWIW Eric is super confident.
    57 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply »
    G_Parker Gareth Parker
    This thing has been amateur hour from the people who have executed it, Mr Ripper says.
    5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply ]

  31. [GusfacePosted Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 1:41 am | PermalinkFrank
    I expect WA will have a new Labor oppo leader about 11am your time
    ]

    sorry, you’ll have to wait till Tuesday – I know two Labor MP’s aere down south with my Branch Secretary 🙂

  40. The West:

    [After canvassing colleagues for the past two days, Mr Wyatt said he believed there was “appetite for change”. The Wyatt camp believes it can rely on the support of 11 of 12 MPs in the Old Right faction plus six other MPs, including the unaligned Tom Stephens, Martin Whitely and Tony Buti. Mr Wyatt needs 19 votes or more out of 37 to win the leadership. Union bosses Joe Bullock of the SDA, Steve McCartney of the Metalworkers and Dave Kelly of the Miscellaneous Workers Union have pledged support for Mr Ripper. The Left’s Roger Cook, Mr Ripper’s deputy, said he remained loyal to the leader but expected to hear arguments from Mr Wyatt’s supporters in the coming days.]

  41. I can’t believe any Western Australian political reporter could put this:

    [The Wyatt camp believes it can rely on the support of 11 of 12 MPs in the Old Right faction]

    And this:

    [Union bosses Joe Bullock of the SDA … have pledged support for Mr Ripper.]

    in the same article without reflecting on the necessary implications.

    William, is it just a function of the selection you’ve cited?

  42. Is the SDA Old Right or New Right? (As far as I know, they’re the Brian Burke and not-Brian Burke sub-factions.) I’m not quite enough of a trainspottter to know that factoid.

    As a permanently annoyed member of the SDA, I want whoever they back to lose, and the winner to become premier and legalise gay marriage in WA. That’ll teach ’em.

  48. FFS, IT’s his Second Cousin:

    [His uncle, Ken Wyatt, shot to fame at the August federal election when the Liberal Party member became the first indigenous person to be elected to the House of Representatives in the eastern suburbs seat of Hasluck.
    ]

    Even Their ABC are making this mistake.

  50. Which after a quick tweet was corrected to:

    [His second cousin, Ken Wyatt, shot to fame at the August federal election when the Liberal Party member became the first indigenous person to be elected to the House of Representatives in the eastern suburbs seat of Hasluck.
    ]

    Good to see.

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