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Morgan Poll Most Accurate & first to suggest ‘Hung Parliament’
by Gary Morgan, Michele Levine and Julian McCrann


Finding No. 4572 - The 7NEWS Morgan Poll was the first poll to call a ‘Hung Parliament,' first announced by Michele Levine on Insiders (ABC 2 TV) on Sunday August 15, 2010. (Morgan - ‘Hung Parliament,’ Newspoll – ‘Hung Parliament,’ Galaxy and Nielsen - both ALP win) – Morgan Poll was also the most accurate on Primary vote for the 2007 Federal Election!: August 22, 2010

The new Government of Australia is now known after Australia’s first ‘Hung Parliament’ since the 1940s.

As of the final AEC 2010 Federal election figures the 7 NEWS Morgan Poll was clearly the most accurate of the 4 major polls. The 7NEWS Morgan Poll had a Primary vote average error on the parties — ALP, L-NP, Greens and Independent/ Others of only 0.7%. Our Two Party preferred vote had an average error of only 0.9%.

The Newspoll Primary vote average error was 1.05%; Two Party preferred vote had an average error of 0.1%.The Nielsen Primary vote average error was 1.1%; Two-Party preferred vote had an average error of 1.9%; The Galaxy Primary vote average error was 1.3%; Two-Party preferred vote had an average error of 1.9%.

Below is the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) % vote count as of now compared with the final 7NEWS Morgan Poll released on www.roymorgan.com at 1.26am Saturday morning and released at 7am on Saturday Morning Ch 7 Sunrise (Aug 21, 2010), and again reported just after 10am by Michele Levine on ABC 24 TV.

 

FEDERAL VOTING INTENTION — Primary Vote Predictions

 

Federal election

August 21,

2010

Aug 20

Aug 17-18

Aug 17-19

Aug 17-18

 

Telephone

Telephone

Telephone

Telephone

 

7News

Morgan Poll

Newspoll

The Australian

Nielsen

The Age & SMH

Galaxy

Herald-Sun

& Daily Telegraph

 

Actual Result*

%

error

%

error

%

error

%

error

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Size

(12,402,364)

(1,872)

(2,507)

(2,040)

(1,200)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALP

38.0

39

+1.0

36.2

-1.8

39

+1.0

38

0

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L-NP

43.6

42.5

-1.1

43.4

-0.2

41.5

-2.1

41

-2.6

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greens

11.8

11.5

-0.3

13.9

+2.1

13

+1.2

14

+2.2

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ind/Other

6.6

7

+0.4

6.5

-0.1

6.5

-0.1

7

+0.4

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Av. error on all parties

   

0.7

 

1.05

 

1.1

 

1.3

FEDERAL VOTING INTENTION — Two Party Preferred Predictions

ALP

50.1

51

+0.9

50.2

-0.1

52

+1.9

52

+1.9

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LN-P

49.9

49

-0.9

49.8

+0.1

48

-1.9

48

-1.9

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALP Lead

0.2

2

 

0.4

 

4

 

4

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ave error

   

0.9

 

0.1

 

1.9

 

1.9

Australian Electoral Commission (http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseStateFirstPrefsByParty-15508-NAT.htm). Final AEC Election results.

 

The 7NEWS Morgan Poll was the first poll to call a ‘Hung Parliament,’ first announced by Michele Levine on Insiders (ABC 2 TV) on Sunday August 15, 2010. (Morgan - ‘Hung Parliament,’ Newspoll — ‘Hung Parliament,’ Galaxy and Nielsen - both ALP win) — Morgan Poll was also the most accurate on Primary vote for the 2007 Federal Election!

Note the Greens vote was reduced after the Morgan Poll re-interviewed Greens and ‘Undecided’ electors — the result was what we have previously found. 15% of Greens voters change when at the polling booths!

 

For further information:

Gary Morgan:           Office +61 3 9224 5213   Mobile +61 411 129 094

Michele Levine:           Office +61 3 9224 5215   Mobile +61 411 129 093


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