Internal polling by the Victorian conservative opposition party is showing the coalition can vie for power at the next Victorian state election on Nov. 26, despite publicly released surveys pointing to another “Danslide” for Labor, Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says.
A Reserve Political Monitor poll for The Age last month gave Labor a lead of 42-28 percent on first preference votes, indicating the government would enjoy a crushing victory at next month’s election.
However, Victorian Liberal party leader Guy told Seven’s Sunrise program polling for the Liberal and National parties showed he was trailing closely behind Premier Daniel Andrews.
“We do proper polls, and they had a pretty close and competitive situation,” he said on Monday.
“So we’re going to plough forward to make sure we fix our hospital system, ease the cost of living and give our state the fresh start we need.”
The Reserve Political Monitor Poll also found Premier Andrews maintained a comfortable lead over Guy as the preferred premier, by 46 percent to 28 percent.
When asked about the potential for the election to be a “Danslide 2.0”, Guy said he believed that wouldn’t be the case.
It comes after the opposition announced Victorians could pay just $2 (US$1.47) for all-day public transport if the Liberal Party won the state election.
The $2 flat fare would apply to travel on the metropolitan train, tram and bus network and on non-V/Line regional city and town services.
The program would cost $1.3 billion and last for four years.
