Premier Jeremy Rockliff has consolidated his political standing, reaching a personal high of 50% as Preferred Premier, according to the latest EMRS voting intentions survey.
The data meanwhile shows new Labor Leader Josh Willie is struggling to gain traction.
The quarterly poll, conducted in late August, shows voting intentions remain largely unchanged from the July state election, with Liberals at 38%, Labor at 24%, Greens at 13% and Independents at 19%.
Rockliff improved his personal net favourability rating to plus 18, while Willie sits at just plus four in his first assessment as Opposition Leader.
EMRS Managing Director Mary Massina said the results demonstrate a clear advantage for the Liberal government.
“Since the state election, Premier Jeremy Rockliff and the Liberals have consolidated their position,” Massina said.
The survey also introduced new questions about which party Tasmanians believe can best manage key issues, with the Liberal Party leading in six of seven categories.
Liberals hold commanding leads in economic management (41%), state budget management (37%), cost of living (35%), health (36%), education (39%) and housing (36%).
Only on environmental issues and climate change did the Greens outperform other parties, scoring 37% compared to the Liberals’ 28% and Labor’s 16%.
“It is notable the Liberals lead in every category bar one, including the traditional Labor strengths of health, housing and education,” Massina said.
“In contrast, new Labor Leader Josh Willie has work to do in order to make himself and Labor competitive.”
21% of respondents said they had “never heard of” Josh Willie, while another 17% were “unsure” about his leadership.
The EMRS survey polled 1,047 Tasmanians between August 25-28 using a new methodology split between telephone and online responses. The margin of error is ±3.02% at the 95% confidence level.
