Newspoll reveals drop for Labor in WA

Support for federal Labor has dropped significantly in WA and is drawing level in NSW for the first time since the last federal election, as young voters also turn their backs on the Albanese government.

According to an exclusive Newspoll in The Australian, which examined demographic and state-by-state breakdowns, the average national vote has not changed since the final quarter of 2023, with Labor leading 52-48 in twoparty-preferred terms, but it has dropped 6 per cent on its election result in WA and faltering in NSW.

The biggest demographic movement since the start of 2024 has been among male and younger voters.

Among the younger voting cohort – the 18 to 34-year-olds – the Coalition has jumped five points to a primary vote of 27 per cent, with Labor dropping five points to 33 per cent.

This is the most significant result for the Coalition in this age group since the election, with its primary vote now ahead of the Greens, which fell a point to 24 per cent.

Labor has, however, pulled further ahead in the 35 to 49year-old age bracket following the prime minister’s campaign to target “middle Australia” with cost-of-living relief and tax cuts.

For the first time, the Coalition and Labor are equally split among male voters at 50-50, which sees a six-point fall to 31 per cent in the primary vote for Labor and a threepoint two-party-preferred swing against the government since the end of 2024. This comes against a one-point drop in support for the Coalition among female voters, with Labor still in front 53-47 on a two-party-preferred basis.