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 |
|
Tony Abbott as Opp Leader Sep 2013 |
Tony Abbott as PM Sep 2013 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
|
| Total approve |
40% |
12% |
87% |
14% |
23% |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
35% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
|
| Total dis-approve |
48% |
82% |
8% |
73% |
61% |
|
49% |
36% |
47% |
58% |
58% |
54% |
52% |
|
| Strongly approve |
10% |
2% |
26% |
– |
2% |
13% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
10% |
61% |
14% |
21% |
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
26% |
||
| Dis- approve |
22% |
35% |
7% |
26% |
33% |
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
||
| Strongly dis-approve |
26% |
47% |
1% |
47% |
28% |
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
6% |
6% |
13% |
16% |
10% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
48% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 4% since the last time this question was asked in September – and 40% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 5%). This represents a change in net rating from -17 to -8, Tony Abbott’s best rating since April.
87% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 8% (down 1%) disapproving. 82% of Labor voters and 73% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 44% approve/48% disapprove and women 38% approve/49% disapprove.