Approval of Tony Abbott
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
Tony Abbott as Opp. Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as PM 24 Sep |
12 Nov |
14 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
|
Total approve |
41% |
11% |
84% |
12% |
32% |
40% |
41% |
45% |
47% |
41% |
40% |
Total disapprove |
47% |
84% |
7% |
76% |
55% |
49% |
36% |
40% |
43% |
47% |
47% |
Strongly approve |
13% |
3% |
30% |
– |
5% |
13% |
14% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
11% |
Approve |
28% |
8% |
54% |
12% |
27% |
27% |
27% |
31% |
34% |
29% |
29% |
Disapprove |
17% |
27% |
5% |
21% |
23% |
19% |
13% |
19% |
18% |
19% |
20% |
Strongly disapprove |
30% |
57% |
2% |
55% |
32% |
30% |
23% |
21% |
25% |
28% |
27% |
Don’t know |
12% |
6% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
10% |
23% |
16% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
41% (up 1%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister and 47% (no change) disapprove. This represents little change in his rating as Prime Minister over the last four weeks – from net -7 to net -6.
By gender – 49% (up 5%) of men approve and 43% (down 3%) disapprove; 34% (down 3%) of women approve and 50% (up 1%) disapprove.

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