NSW: New election poll shows Labor ahead by 14 per cent

AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-1999
NSW: New election poll shows Labor ahead by 14 per cent

SYDNEY, Feb 13 AAP - The New South Wales coalition was 14 per cent behind Labor just six
weeks away from the state election, a new poll said today.

Labor led 57 per cent to 43 per cent on a two-party preferred vote, according to the
Taverner Research poll, published in tomorrow's Sun-Herald.

As well, the poll showed Premier Bob Carr to be a more popular leader (48 per cent support)
than Opposition leader Kerry Chikarovski (29 per cent).

Mr Carr gained 81 per cent support for doing a good to average job, compared to Ms
Chikarovski's 58 per cent.

Conducted in four marginal seats - three of which are held by the Liberal party - the poll
showed Labor led on primary votes 44 per cent to 33 per cent, with 10 per cent still
undecided.

Labor was 16 per cent ahead in Strathfield, currently held by Liberal Bruce MacCarthy, 18
per cent ahead in the new seat of Ryde, six per cent ahead in Maitland, currently held by
Liberal MP Peter Blackmore and 18 per cent ahead in Kogarah, held by former Transport and
Tourism minister Brian Langton.

Taverner Research said it polled 800 people on Thursday and Friday in the four electorates
and asked how they would vote after being given the candidates' names.

The top five most important issues to be contested this election were: health (90 per
cent); law and order (82 per cent); education (78 per cent); jobs (74 per cent); and drugs
policies (74 per cent).

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