More women than men voted against Morrison government in federal election, polling shows

A poll conducted in June found that since the election women have continued to drift from the Coalition under the leadership of Peter Dutton. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

More women than men voted against the Morrison government and women have continued to drift from the Coalition since the election, according to a new poll.

Just 30% of women cast their first preference for the Coalition at the May election, compared with 37% of men, an exit poll of 1,424 voters conducted for the Australia Institute on the evening of the 21 May election found.