labor stuck at four-year low: newspoll

government was losing its way, says Gillard - well that was back in June...

November 08, 2010

JULIA Gillard's personal support is beginning to slip as Labor’s support sticks at a four-year low.

The Prime Minister's lead over Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister has been cut back to equal the worst position she was in during the election campaign.

According to the latest Newspoll, taken exclusively for The Australian last weekend, Ms Gillard's rating as preferred prime minister dropped four percentage points in the last weeks to 49 per cent, her equal lowest rating.

During the same time the Leader of the Opposition's rating rose two points to 34 per cent, bringing him with 15 points of Ms Gillard as the better prime minister. This is equal to Mr Abbott's second-best performance against Ms Gillard and his best since the election.

The fall in the Prime Minister's support came as Labor's standing continued at a four-year low of 48 per cent to the Coalition's 52 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. The two-party preferred figures are based on the preference flows at the 2010 election.

It is the first time the Coalition has had successive four-point leads over the ALP on a two-party preferred basis since 2006.

Source:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/labor-hits-four-year-low-newspoll/story-fn59niix-1225949644132