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Article: Fed: Coalition support in marginal seats slumps
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- July 7, 2001
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AAP General News (Australia)
07-07-2001
Fed: Coalition support in marginal seats slumps
SYDNEY, July 7 AAP - Support for the federal coalition in marginal seats has slumped
over the past three months, the latest Newspoll shows.
And Prime Minister John Howard has fallen behind Opposition leader Kim Beazley in these
seats for the first time in a year.
In seats requiring a swing of less than 4 per cent, Labor's support has remained steady
at 44 per cent while coalition support has slumped from 36 to 32 per cent, the poll, published
in today's The Weekend Australian newspaper, shows.
Despite the bad news for the Howard government, voters have deep reservations about
the ...