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| The only cable car I expect to be going up any time soon - Fjellheisen, Tromso, Norway (image: Franklin Henderson) |
This article is updated with new cable car polls and claimed polls as they arrive.
Advance Summary (2014)
1. A new poll - the first to examine the issue credibly - shows statewide figures of 59% support 24% opposition for the proposed Mt Wellington cable car project.
2. Although these figures represent strong support statewide, they are weaker than those claimed for the proposal on the basis of a previous opt-in survey and a previous commissioned poll.
3. The likely main reason for weaker support in this poll is that it did not use a one-sided preamble likely to have skewed the poll results.
4. While the poll shows support in all electorates, opinion is most divided in Denison.
5. Modelling taking into account differences in party support across Denison suggests that within the crucial Hobart municipal area, public sentiment on the proposal is likely to be very closely divided.
6. On this basis while the project is generally welcomed statewide as a potential job creator and tourism opportunity, it will continue to encounter significant opposition in the area in which it is to be built.
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