Explainer: how to read political polls
- Written by Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
The single most important measure in Australian election polls is the two-party preferred vote (2PP). It captures the two central characteristics of Australian House of Representatives elections: that it is a preferential voting system, in which the flow of preferences can be crucial in determining who wins a seat; and that the crucial contest to...
