The Queensland voters who trust Scott Morrison to keep cost of living down

Surprising polling results reveals who Queenslanders in two make-or-break electorates think will best keep cost of living pressures down.

More voters trust the Coalition on cost of living, the economy and national security – some of the core set to determine the election – in two key Queensland seats.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s performance was rated higher in Flynn and Longman, must-win seats for Labor, compared to other target seats across the country.

Soaring petrol prices, which will flow on to higher groceries costs and more, are hurting family budgets, and are likely to be addressed by both parties from next week’s budget.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

But exclusive TeleReach polling conducted for The Courier-Mail showed 45 per cent of voters in Longman, and 50 per cent in Flynn trusted the Coalition on the economy, compared to less than 30 per cent trusting Labor.

It is despite 60 per cent voters reporting dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s performance.

On cost of living, 39 per cent backed the Coalition to keep costs down over 34 per cent for Labor in Longman, while in Flynn a solid 44 per cent backed the LNP and 26 per cent backed Labor.

Mr Morrison has been heavily pushing a national security pitch in recent months, while Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has been stressing Labor is taking a bipartisan approach on that issue and defence.

But almost half the voters polled in Longman and Flynn backed the Coalition to manage national security, compared to 34 per cent getting behind Labor in Longman and 29 per cent in Flynn.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

On Wednesday the TeleReach poll showed the LNPs primary vote was up in Flynn from 37 per cent in 2019 to 42 per cent, while Labor has suffered a slight drop in its primary vote from 28.6 to 27 per cent.

In the outer suburban seat of Longman, Labor’s vote dropped from 34.1 per cent in 2019 to 29 per cent, while the LNP slumped slightly from 38.5 to 37 per cent.

The polling was done from March 17-19 with samples of about 800 people per seat.