http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/article/16219817/newspoll-shows-nsw-labor-do...

The latest Newspoll shows support for NSW Labor is at its lowest point for six months as a corruption scandal dims the party's prospects at a state level and federally.

The poll conducted for The Australian newspaper in January and February shows primary support for state Labor at 27 per cent, two points down on a poll conducted in November and December last year.

Labor was last at 27 per cent in a poll conducted in July-August last year after dipping to only 24 per cent in March-April.

Support for the O'Farrell coalition government is up one percentage point, at 46 per cent, indicating a 60-40 split in favour of the coalition in two-party preferred terms.

The poll, published on Monday, is bad news for federal Labor, with half of the party's 20 most marginal federal seats in NSW, and big swings against it widely tipped in western Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast.

Polls have shown support for Labor has been slipping since NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption began hearing last year into allegedly corrupt conduct by three former state Labor ministers.

Monday's poll result is also bad news for state Opposition Leader John Robertson whose support as preferred premier has slipped back two points to 19 per cent.

Premier Barry O'Farrell's support has risen four points to 48 per cent.

He has 43 per cent of voters satisfied with his performance and 38 per cent dissatisfied compared with 28 per cent satisfied with Mr Robertson and 35 per cent not satisfied.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Feb 25^th, 2013 at 6:48am:




after Qld...and then NSW both Labor govt lost in disgrace...where does that leave the Feds... who have said not a word on either State.election..

I am shocked no one asks gillard her thoughts on NSW ICAC Inc..nothing could be worse it even makes THOMO look like a boy scout...yet they are all ALP members.. STILL ALP members..still wining and dining and drinking with the best...makes me sick.

Ssssh Macca, you're upsetting the lefties spreading truth like this.