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%.