Approval of Turnbull replacing Abbott as leader of the Liberal Party

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of Malcolm Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott as leader of the Liberal Party?

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other		Sept 2015
TOTAL Approve	49%		54%	58%	55%	29%		58%
TOTAL Disapprove	29%		29%	28%	17%	45%		24%
Strongly approve	14%		16%	18%	18%	5%		25%
Approve	35%		39%	41%	37%	24%		33%
Disapprove	19%		18%	20%	14%	27%		14%
Strongly disapprove	10%		11%	7%	4%	19%		10%
Don’t know	22%		17%	14%	28%	26%		18%

Just under half (49%) approve of Malcom Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott as leader of the Liberal Party. This is a drop of -9% since September 2015, where 58% approved.

There is surprisingly little difference between the main voter groups; 54% of Labor, 58% of Lib/Nat and 55% of Greens voters approve. However, just 29% of ‘other’ voters approve of Malcom Turnbull replacing Tony Abbott.

There were no significant differences based on age or gender.