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1996 Federal Election

Early Opinion Polls

Federal Election Opinion Polls
Poll	Date taken	Sample Size	ALP	L/NP	Dem	Green	Others	ALP 2-Party	L/NP 2-Party
Actual 1993 Result	March 13, 1993	approx 10 million	44.8	44.3	3.8	1.6	5.5	51.44	48.56
Morgan	Dec 30/Jan6-7 1996	2121 face to face	39.5	43.5	6.0	5.5	5.5	48	52
Newspoll	published Jan 29 1996	not stated	40	50	2	2	6	-	-
AGB McNair Age Poll	Jan 26 1996	1276	40	45	4	5	6	47	53
Quadrant	Jan 26-27 1996	1527 telephone	41	48	5	-	6	47	53
Morgan	Jan 1996	--	--	--	--	--	--	46	54

Most Preferred Prime Minister

Poll Date taken Sample Size Keating Howard Don't Know

Morgan Dec 30/Jan6-7 1996 2121 face to face 47 41 12

AGB McNair Age Poll Jan 26-27 1996 1276 43 46 -

Quadrant Jan 26-27 1996 1527 telephone 47 48 5

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