Q. How would you rate the different Federal Governments Australia has had over the last 10 years? Please rank them 1 to 4 from best to worst, where 1 is the best Government, 2 the second best, 3 the third and 4 the worst.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st Vote Labor | 1st Vote Lib/Nat | 1st Vote Greens | 1st Vote other | ||
| Kevin Rudd’s (first) Labor Government | 32% | 27% | 22% | 19% | 52% | 8% | 51% | 30% | |
| Julia Gillard’s Labor Government | 22% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 38% | 6% | 36% | 19% | |
| Tony Abbott’s Coalition Government | 20% | 22% | 21% | 37% | 5% | 31% | 2% | 34% | |
| Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition Government | 26% | 23% | 31% | 20% | 6% | 55% | 11% | 17% |
Note – based on the 771 respondents who answered the question.
32% thought Kevin Rudd’s Labor Government was Australia’s best Government over the last 10 years, 26% selected the Turnbull Coalition Government and 22% Julia Gillard’s Labor Government. 20% thought Tony Abbott’s Coalition Government was the best – and 37% believed it was the worst. 25% of respondents said “don’t know” and these have been excluded from these figures.
Opinions mainly follow party preferences, 90% of Labor voters selected a Labor Government and 86% of Liberal/National voters selected a Coalition Government. Greens voters preferred Labor Governments, while other party voters were divided – 34% preferred Tony Abbott’s Coalition Government and 30% selected Kevin Rudd’s Labor Government.
On a head-to-head basis –
57% rank Kevin Rudd ahead of Julia Gillard, 60% rank him ahead of Tony Abbott and 55% rank him better than Malcolm Turnbull.
54% rank Julia Gillard ahead of Tony Abbott and 51% rank her better than Malcolm Turnbull.
61% rank Malcolm Turnbull ahead of Tony Abbott.