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Approval of Bill Shorten

14 Oct 2014

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

 

Nov 2013

Mar 2014

June 2014

July 2014

Aug 2014

Sep 2014

Total approve

35%

61%

24%

36%

17%

31%

32%

38%

36%

34%

35%

Total disapprove

36%

17%

53%

36%

54%

27%

39%

40%

39%

40%

36%

Strongly approve

5%

11%

2%

3%

5%

4%

7%

6%

7%

5%

Approve

30%

50%

22%

36%

14%

26%

28%

31%

30%

27%

30%

Disapprove

24%

14%

29%

31%

45%

17%

24%

22%

22%

21%

22%

Strongly disapprove

12%

3%

24%

5%

9%

10%

15%

18%

17%

19%

14%

Don’t know

29%

23%

22%

28%

30%

43%

29%

22%

25%

25%

29%

35% (no change since August) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 36% (no change) disapprove.

61% (no change) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 17% (up 1%) disapprove.

40% of men and 31% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 39% of men and 33% of women disapprove.

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