ACT Senate Poll – Methodology

On the 6th March 2022, The Canberra Times reported on Redbridge’s survey findings relating to the upcoming federal election. You can read it here

Methodology

Data Collection

This survey was conducted using Computer-Assisted Telephone (live) Interviews (CATI).

The sample size is n=707 people aged 18 years and over from a population of 431,215.

Weighting

This data has been weighted using iterative proportional fitting (Raking) by gender, age, education and 2019 vote recall to reflect local population proportions. The effective sample size following weighting is 507 meaning the effective margin of error
is +/-4.3%.

Questions reported in the Canberra Times.

 

  1. If a federal election was held today, which of the following would receive your first preference vote in the Senate?
  • The Labor Party
  • The Liberal Party
  • The Greens
  • Independent David Pocock
  • Independent Kim Rubenstein
  • Palmer’s United Australia Party
  • Not sure

 

  1. (If Q1 ≠ Not sure) How certain are you that you will vote that way on election day?
  • Not at all certain
  • Somewhat certain
  • Very certain

 

  1. (If Q1 = Not sure) Being undecided, to which of the following do you have even a slight leaning?
  • The Labor Party
  • The Liberal Party
  • The Greens
  • Independent David Pocock