A recent survey found that, for the first time in seven years, the Victorian Coalition was ahead of the Labor government in the two-party preferred vote.
According to a recent Redbridge opinion poll, Premier Jacinta Allan’s support has fallen to 49%. The pollsters have attributed the decline to rising costs of living, housing, and debt.
Labor had a thirteen-point lead over the Coalition in the two-party preferred vote when Allan succeeded Daniel Andrews as premier in September of last year.
However, since then, there has been a steady decline in support for the Allan government, with a precipitous 8 percentage point drop in the span of a year.
Today, Deputy Premier Ben Carroll addressed media concerns and downplayed them.
“Our attention is not fixed on ourselves.
“Victorians are our main focus,” Carroll stated. Every day, we put in our best effort, and in November of 2026, there will be just one poll that matters.
Liberals, as a whole, just care about themselves. Our main emphasis is on regular Victorians.
Opposition Leader John Pesutto is attempting to build party confidence amidst reports that his leadership is in peril, and the polling results come at a vital point for him.
“What a trend now is suggesting is support for Labor is tanking,” said Pesutto.
“I’ll be making my way around the party room in coming days.”
The economic crisis is causing anxiety among Victorians, according to Redbridge’s director Kos Samaras.
“The government is definitely not projecting to these Victorians that they are doing everything they can to help,” said Samaras.
