MEDIA NOTE: 'Mandatory' Latham represents a minority in Australia
Australia's Labor leader Mark Latham may believe in mandatory detention, but according to a Poll conducted by the Sydney
Morning Herald 61% of Australians don't agree with him.
Shortly after publishing the article "I believe in mandatory detention, says Latham" (Sydney Morning Herald, January 19,
2004) SMH launched an online Poll, titled "Do you support mandatory detention?"
See the SMH article transcript at:
We followed the polling patterns - at closing 61% said NO to mandatory detention, and just 35% supported Latham (4%
undecided).
Jack H Smit
Project SafeCom Inc.
phone: 041 70 90 130
Poll Results: Do you support mandatory detention?
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15:00pm, 20 January
Yes - 46%
No - 48%
Undecided - 5%
Total Votes: 4726
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18:00pm, 20 January
Yes - 44%
No - 49%
Undecided - 5%
Total Votes: 4861
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19:30pm, 20 January
Yes - 44%
No - 50%
Undecided - 5%
Total Votes: 4900
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8:00am, 21 January
Yes - 40%
No - 54%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 5418
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9:30am, 21 January
Yes - 38%
No - 56%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 5666
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11:00am, 21 January
Yes - 38%
No - 57%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 5795
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12:00am, 21 January
Yes - 37%
No - 57%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 5861
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15:20pm, 21 January
Yes - 36%
No - 59%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 6050
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17:20pm, 21 January
Yes - 36%
No - 59%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 6094
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7:15am, 22 January
Yes - 35%
No - 60%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 6285
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Closing Percentages:
Yes - 35%
No - 61%
Undecided - 4%
Total Votes: 6355