WA: Stephen Smith says Labor is far from winning an election

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2006
WA: Stephen Smith says Labor is far from winning an election

A federal opposition frontbencher says Labor's a long way from winning a federal election
.. despite steady ratings in the last few opinion polls.

STEPHEN SMITH says on the basis of the last few polls .. it would appear Labor's more
than capable of winning a federal election.

But on his judgment the party's a long way from that.

A Newspoll of more than 14 hundred people published in The Australian today shows Labor's
ahead on a two party preferred basis with a 52 per cent approval rating .. compared to
the Coalition's 48 per cent.

But Labor's primary vote sank three percentage points to 39 per cent.

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KEYWORD: NEWSPOLL SMITH (PERTH)

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