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Approval of Julia Gillard

14 Nov 2011

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

19 Jul 2010 20 Dec 2010 14 Mar 14 June 12 Sept 17 Oct 14 Nov
Total approve 52% 43% 41% 34% 28% 34% 37%
Total disapprove 30% 40% 46% 54% 64% 59% 55%
Strongly approve 11% 10% 7% 6% 5% 7% 8%
Approve 41% 33% 34% 28% 23% 27% 29%
Disapprove 17% 24% 22% 29% 28% 27% 25%
Strongly disapprove 13% 16% 24% 25% 36% 32% 30%
Don’t know 18% 17% 13% 13% 8% 7% 9%

Julia Gillard’s approval rating has continued the improvement shown last month. 37% (up 3%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 55% (down 4%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -25 to -18 over the last 4 weeks. This represents Julia Gillard’s best ratings since May.

81% of Labor voters approve (up 7%) and 16% disapprove (down 5%).

By gender – men 37% approve/57% disapprove, women 36% approve/52% disapprove.

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