Best leader of the Labor Party

Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Labor Party?

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other		Aug 2015	Dec 2015
Bill Shorten	15%		27%	10%	7%	6%		16%	13%
Anthony Albanese	14%		17%	16%	9%	22%		12%	14%
Tanya Plibersek	14%		15%	12%	33%	14%		13%	14%
Chris Bowen	7%		6%	10%	3%	4%		5%	3%
Someone else	18%		11%	22%	20%	33%		18%	17%
Don’t know	32%		25%	30%	28%	21%		36%	38%

15% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 14% (no change) prefer Tanya Plibersek and 14% (no change) Anthony Albanese. 18% prefer someone else and 32% don’t know.

Among Labor voters, 27% (no change) prefer Bill Shorten, 17% (-2%) Anthony Albanese and 15% (-3%) Tanya Plibersek.

Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 18%, Anthony Albanese 17% and Tanya Plibersek 10%.

Preferences of women were Tanya Plibersek 18%, Bill Shorten 12% and Anthony Albanese 11%.