Q. 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 | Mar 2016 | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 | |||
| Bill Shorten | 21% | 46% | 12% | 18% | 6% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 27% | 17% | ||
| Anthony Albanese | 11% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 16% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% | ||
| Tanya Plibersek | 13% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 14% | ||
| Chris Bowen | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Tony Burke | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | – | – | – | – | 2% | ||
| Someone else | 16% | 7% | 19% | 22% | 24% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | ||
| Don’t know | 35% | 17% | 38% | 34% | 36% | 36% | 38% | 32% | 30% | 32% |
21% (up 4% since November) think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 13% (down 1%) prefer Tanya Plibersek and 11% (down 1%) Anthony Albanese. 16% prefer someone else and 35% don’t know.
Among Labor voters, 46% (up 9%) prefer Bill Shorten, 13% (down 3%) Tanya Plibersek and 10% (down 4%) Anthony Albanese.
Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 24% (+5%), Anthony Albanese 13% (-3%) and Tanya Plibersek 12% (-1%).
Preferences of women were Bill Shorten 18% (+2%), Tanya Plibersek 13% (-1%) and Anthony Albanese 8% (-1%).