Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 48% | 19% | 86% | 29% | 47% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 52% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 19% | 45% | 3% | 25% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 15% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 36% | 11% | 46% | 43% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 33% |
48% (down 4%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 19% (up 4%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
52% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 21% prefer Bill Shorten.
44% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 17% prefer Bill Shorten.