NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet in poll trouble as Labor ahead in polls
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Dominic Perrottet headed for a major election defeat in a shock new poll as young voters deserted him
- Liberal NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet in poll trouble
- Young voters are turning to Labor in droves
- The cost of living is an important factor, not the scandal of the Nazi costume
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet faces an uphill battle to secure a historic fourth term for his government as young voters leave the Coalition.
With two months to go before the state election, a YouGov poll published on Sunday shows the Coalition’s bipartisan preferential vote has collapsed to just 44 percent compared with 56 percent for the Chris Minns-led Labor Party.
The Coalition’s primary vote plunged from 41.6 percent in the 2019 election under former leader Gladys Berejiklian to just 33 percent, while Labor rose from 33 to 39 percent.
A new survey shows that young voters are turning to Labor to solve the cost of living crisis in NSW (pictured voting in the 2019 federal election)
Perhaps the only good news for Perrottet is that voters largely shrugged off his recent admission to wearing a Nazi uniform to his fancy 21st birthday party.
When asked if the scandal would sway them to vote for or against Perrottet, 67 percent of voters said no, and just 14 percent said it made it much less likely.
Five percent said it would make them more likely to vote for him, according to the poll published in the sunday telegraph.
The rising cost of living was top of voters’ minds: 39 percent said it was the most important issue in determining their vote and 65 percent named it one of the top two issues.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s grip on power looks shaky ahead of state elections
Around 90 per cent of young voters cited the issue as their main concern and they were also the group that gave Labor the most decisive advantage with 38 to 14 per cent trusting the opposition over the government.
It was on this issue that things got particularly ugly for Perrottet, as young voters gave Labor a distinct lead (38 to 14 per cent).
Voters in general also trusted Labor more (30 to 25 per cent), which was very bad news for the Coalition, which traditionally stands for better economic managers.
The poll also showed growing support for minor parties with the Greens at 11 percent, up from 9.6 percent in 2019, and 17 percent for others, up from 15.5 percent.
The cost-of-living crisis is the top issue on the minds of young voters, according to a new survey
The poll showed strong support (61 per cent) for the NSW government’s plan to introduce cashless cards to limit the amount people lose on slot machines, but this was not a high priority issue in determining the votes.
If the poll results were reflected on election day, Labor would enjoy a more comfortable victory than in the last federal election.
“It’s not going in the right direction for the Coalition, considering we’re two months away from the election,” YouGov’s Dr Shaun Ratcliff told the Telegraph.
Labor leader Chris Minns (pictured front) is well positioned to win the upcoming state election, according to a new poll.
He pointed out that the Coalition had been in power for more than a decade and lost the popular leader, Ms. Berejiklian, along with other ministers.
“I think the problem here is that we have a government that is already over a decade old. So that doesn’t mean it’s impossible for them to win re-election,” he said.
It never is. But every time you seek re-election it’s a little more difficult than the last one.’