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Approval of Bill Shorten

8 Jul 2014

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/
Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

 

12 Nov 2013

14 Jan 2014

11 Feb

11 Mar

8 Apr

13 May

11 Jun

Total
approve

36%

64%

19%

44%

21%

31%

35%

30%

32%

34%

35%

38%

Total disapprove

39%

16%

64%

16%

55%

27%

32%

34%

39%

38%

37%

40%

Strongly approve

6%

13%

1%

4%

4%

5%

5%

4%

4%

6%

6%

7%

Approve

30%

51%

18%

40%

17%

26%

30%

26%

28%

28%

29%

31%

Disapprove

22%

12%

30%

14%

32%

17%

20%

21%

24%

22%

19%

22%

Strongly disapprove

17%

4%

34%

2%

23%

10%

12%

13%

15%

16%

18%

18%

Don’t know

25%

20%

16%

39%

24%

43%

32%

35%

29%

28%

28%

22%

36% (down 2% since June) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 39% (down 1%) disapprove.

64% (down 1%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 16% (no change) disapprove. 39% of Greens voters did not know.

39% of men and 33% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 45% of men and 33% of women disapprove.

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