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Preferred Prime Minister

17 Sep 2019

Q. Who do you think would makes the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19 Jun’19 May’19 Mar’19
Scott Morrison 46% 44% 44% 43% 39% 44%
Anthony Albanese 25% 28% 26% 25% 32%

(Shorten)

31%

(Shorten)

Don’t know 29% 28% 31% 32% 28% 26%
Base (n) 1,093 1,096 1,091 1,099 1,210 1,090

 

  Total Gender Age
Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
Scott Morrison 46% 48% 44% 41% 44% 52%
Anthony Albanese 25% 32% 19% 29% 23% 24%
Don’t know 29% 20% 37% 29% 33% 24%
Base (n) 1,093 545 548 348 360 385
  • 46% of the public believe Scott Morrison makes the better PM out of the two major party leaders. This is consistent with previous months (August to June), when 44% and 43% considered the current PM to be the better choice.
  • One quarter (25%) believe Albanese would make the better PM, a 3 percentage point drop from last month (28% in July).
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