Anthony Albanese’s support has plunged in several key states with the Prime Minister bleeding voters in one demographic, two polls have revealed.
A recent Newspoll analysis found Labor’s support from Australians aged between 35 to 49-years-old as well as female voters had plummeted.
The data, conducted for The Australian, was based off 3,655 voters and taken from October 31 to December 15.
Another survey by the Resolve Political Monitor for The Age, looked at the responses from 4,818 Aussies over three surveys from October to December.
Labor’s two-party-preferred lead over the Coalition among those aged 35 to 49, which is considered to be an important group when it comes to deciding elections, has fallen from 56-44 to 53-47, according to Newspoll.
More women are also turning away from the Albanese government, with 36 per cent in favour of the Coalition on primary vote compared to 30 per cent supporting Labor.
Nationally, support for Mr Albanese over Opposition leader Peter Dutton has fallen from 51-31 to 46-35, with the PM losing favour in NSW and Queensland.
Anthony Albanese ‘s government has lost support in key demographics ahead of the New Year, with the Prime Minister himself falling out of favour in some states
Within NSW his approval rating fell from 50 per cent to 39 per cent.
In Queensland, Mr Dutton has gained support as the preferred PM, with 41 per cent of voters behind him, compared to 40 per cent of Queenslanders in favour of Mr Albanese, according to Newspoll.
Queensland was considered ground zero during the 2019 election which was won by Scott Morrison.
The Sunshine State held the most marginal seats of the major parties and was a priority for Mr Morrison and Bill Shorten during the campaign trail.
NSW is considered the most important state for Labor because it’s home to 47 House of Representatives members out of 151.
Of Labor’s 20 most marginal seats federally, ten are in NSW, including Gilmore on the South Coast with a 0.2 per cent margin.
Labor holds just five seats out of 30 in Queensland.
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Meanwhile, in those aged between 18 and 34, Labor leads 66-34 over the Coalition.
The Coalition is leading in support based on primary vote to Labor 36-34, according to the Newspoll. Labor leads with a two-party-preferred lead 52-48.
Mr Albanese has also maintained his lead in Western Australia with his party improving its two-party preferred lead of 53-47 per cent to 54-46 per cent.
Some 43 per cent prefer Mr Albanese to be prime minister compared to 32 per cent who voted for Mr Dutton.
The Resolve Political Monitor, however, showed support for Mr Albanese dipping in Western Australia, with the primary vote falling from 38 per cent to 34 per cent – lower than what it was at the last election.
In contrast to the Newspoll, Mr Albanese has the vote of 39 per cent of Queenslanders according to the Resolve Political Monitor, while Mr Dutton had less support at 32 per cent.
He was also seen as the preferred PM in the eyes of 43 per cent of voters. While Mr Dutton had the support of 27 per cent.
In Queensland, Peter Dutton has gained support as the preferred PM, with 41 per cent of voters behind him
Anthony Albanese and his girlfriend Jodie Haydon (pictured) have spent their Christmas Day serving up lunch for vulnerable Australians with NSW Premier Chris Minns
It comes after the Prime Minister joined NSW Premier Chris Minns and dozens of other volunteers at the Exodus Foundation’s food charity event in Sydney’s inner west on Christmas Day.
Photos show Mr Albanese plating up meals for the 3,000 people in attendance impacted by homelessness and unemployment.
‘This is an amazing event that I’ve been coming to for two decades now and it’s incredibly uplifting. This is the spirit of Christmas, right here in Ashfield and I do want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2024,’ the Prime Minister said.
‘It’s been a very tough year with the impact of global inflation. And what we see here as well, here at the Uniting Church, is the Christian spirit being played out in a really practical way.
‘And for people of Christian faith, this is a particularly important time of year when many will renew their faith when people will assist others.’
