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Approval of Tony Abbott

11 Jun 2014

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?

 

Total

Vote ALP

Vote
Lib

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Tony Abbott as Opp. Leader
2
Sep
13

Tony Abbott as PM
24
Sep
13

10 Dec

14 Jan 2014

11 Mar

8 April

13 May

Total approve

35%

10%

82%

5%

18%

40%

41%

45%

47%

40%

41%

35%

Total disapprove

58%

88%

12%

94%

78%

49%

36%

46%

43%

47%

47%

55%

Strongly approve

10%

4%

24%

1%

13%

14%

12%

13%

11%

13%

12%

Approve

25%

6%

58%

5%

17%

27%

27%

33%

34%

29%

28%

23%

Disapprove

18%

17%

10%

17%

41%

19%

13%

20%

18%

20%

17%

18%

Strongly disapprove

40%

71%

2%

77%

37%

30%

23%

26%

25%

27%

30%

37%

Don’t know

7%

3%

6%

1%

4%

10%

23%

9%

11%

12%

12%

10%

58% of Australian’s disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister, an increase of 3% since the last time this question was asked in May – 35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (no change).

82% (up 2%) of Lib/Nat voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with just 12% disapproving. 88% of Labor voters and 94% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.

By gender men were 38% approve/56% disapprove and women 33% approve/60% disapprove.

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