Newman's popularity falls in poll - LNP leader will not be drawn on replacement
Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman has again refused to speculate who will be Queensland's premier if his party wins government but he fails to win the seat of Ashgrove in the March 24 state election.
A ReachTEL poll has found Mr Newman’s popularity has fallen by 3.8 per cent in Ashgrove since last month.
In the two-party preferred vote, Mr Newman at 51 per cent is narrowly ahead of sitting Labor MP, Kate Jones, who is on 49 per cent.
Mr Newman declined to say whether he was concerned about the poll, which surveyed about 600 people in the inner-west Brisbane electorate.
"I have always said it would be a tough fight," he said yesterday.
But Mr Newman was evasive when asked numerous times what would happen if he did not secure Ashgrove but the LNP won
government.
"We won’t win this election if we don’t win seats like Ashgrove," he said.
A delighted Ms Jones said people in Ashgrove often comment that Mr Newman is rarely ever seen in the community.
"We deserve a local member that will stand up for us and be a strong voice for our community, not someone that’s an outsider,’’ she said.
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Tough fight: LNP leader Campbell Newman's popularity has fallen by 3.8 per cent in the seat of Ashgrove since last month, according to a ReachTEL poll, but he is still at 51 per cent – ahead of Labor's Kate Jones on 49 per cent.
