Victorian election: Matthew Guy insists he can be premier, despite poll results

The Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guys says he can still be premier, shrugging off two polls predicting a Labor win in the state election.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with Labor party supporters at Deer Park train station in Melbourne.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with Labor party supporters at Deer Park train station in Melbourne. Source: AAP

Two polls suggest the Liberals won't win the Victorian election on Saturday but Opposition Leader Matthew Guy insists he's in with a "good chance".

"Our internal polling of the seat-by-seat basis is good, we're positive, we have to be as frank with ourselves as we can and we look at our research and it says we've got a good chance," Mr Guy told reporters while visiting the marginal seat of Cranbourne on Friday.

He dismissed as "inaccurate", polls published by The Age and Herald Sun, which both pointed to the government being returned with a strengthened majority.

The uComms/ReachTEL poll published by The Age points to the government being returned with 54 per cent of the two-party preferred vote, against 46 per cent for the Liberal-Nationals coalition.



Labor is also ahead in another poll published by the Herald-Sun and conducted by YouGov Galaxy, with a 53-47 per cent two-party preferred outcome predicted.

Asked if he could be premier come Saturday, Mr Guy told the Nine Network : "Yes. Categorically."



Premier Daniel Andrews isn't taking anything for granted despite the polls.

"We will be campaigning hard right up until 6pm tomorrow night to hopefully secure a victory and keep building things Victoria needs for the future," he told the Seven Network.

The results of the ReachTEL poll of 1239 Victorian voters taken on November 21 implies Labor could win the coalition seats of Ripon, Bass, Burwood and South Barwon.

This would give it an improved majority if it is returned after Saturday's election.

Matthew Guy Daniel Andrews
Victorians will be asked to choose between the visions of Matthew Guy and Daniel Andrews. (AAP) Source: AAP


Asked who would be a better premier, 54 per cent of voters gave Premier Daniel Andrews a tick, against 46 for Mr Guy.

In the Galaxy poll, 47 per cent of 1061 voters surveyed backed Mr Andrews, compared to 35 per cent for Mr Guy.

While it is too late to win over the 1,184,095 people who have already cast an early vote, the pair will be hoping to sway the undecided as they tour Victoria on Friday.


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