Confusing Polls on Republic

Also sparked by the royal wedding, come a series of polls about current support for the republic.  Newspoll published in The Australian surveyed 1-3 April and announced that women’s support was then at 34 percent (compared with 49 percent for men) with 43 percent against (35 percent for men).  If Charles and Camilla are factored in 44 percent of women are in favour, 36 percent against; if William becomes King ahead of Charles, 40 percent are in favour, 42 percent against. This poll covered city and country, based on 1,201 interviews with sample error of + or minus 3 percent.  A Morgan poll was taken on 3-4 May, just after the wedding, revealing 34% of respondents preferred a republic with an elected President,11 percent undecided; not disaggregated by gender.  This poll was conducted across the country in 660 interviews.  It also found that 77 percent of those polled watched some or all the wedding which WfaAR contends does not tell you anything about support for the republic or the monarchy.