Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
As Opp Lead Sep |
As PM Sep 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
14% |
85% |
9% |
24% |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
35% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
40% |
|
| Total dis-approve |
50% |
82% |
8% |
85% |
66% |
|
49% |
36% |
47% |
58% |
58% |
54% |
52% |
48% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
2% |
28% |
5% |
3% |
13% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
10% |
||
| Approve |
28% |
12% |
57% |
2% |
21% |
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
26% |
30% |
||
| Dis- approve |
24% |
34% |
5% |
36% |
45% |
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
22% |
||
| Strongly dis- approve |
26% |
48% |
3% |
49% |
21% |
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
30% |
26% |
||
| Don’t know |
10% |
4% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
11% |
50% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 2% since the last time this question was asked in October – and 39% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 1%). This represents a change in net rating from -8 to -11.
85% (down 2%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 8% (no change) disapproving. 82% of Labor voters and 85% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 45% approve/50% disapprove and women 35% approve/51% disapprove.