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Performance of Scott Morrison

16 Oct 2019

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

Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19 Jun’19 Mar’19
NET: Approve 47% 49% 48% 48% 48% 43%
NET: Disapprove 38% 36% 37% 34% 36% 39%
Don’t know 15% 15% 16% 18% 18% 18%
Base (n) 1,088 1,093 1,096 1,091 1,099 1,090

 

  Total Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
Strongly approve 12% 4% 29% 3% 4%
Approve 34% 21% 55% 19% 32%
Disapprove 19% 29% 9% 26% 21%
Strongly disapprove 19% 32% 2% 36% 25%
Don’t know 15% 14% 6% 16% 18%
NET: Approve 47% 25% 84% 22% 36%
NET: Disapprove 38% 61% 10% 62% 46%
Base (n) 1,088 343 380 107 130
  • There is little change to the approval rating of the Prime Minister this month, with the 47% of participants approving of the job he’s doing is on par with previous months to June 2019 (49% in Oct’19 and 48% in June and July).
  • The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 84% approval, compared to just 10% of Coalition voters who disapprove.
  • Males (53%), capital city residents (50%) and participants with a university education (52%) were also more likely to view the PM’s performance positively – than females (40%), non-capital residents (40%) and those with lower levels of education (43%).
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