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Opinion polls have tightened ahead of this weekend’s Victorian state election, with Labor and the Coalition now neck-and-neck on primary vote.
According to Resolve, Labor’s primary vote has fallen by 7 percentage points since the last election to 36%, whereas the Coalition’s has risen 5 percentage points from 31%.
However, Labor is still ahead on a two-party preferred basis, leading 53% to 47%, thanks largely to Green preferences.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.