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 | Mar 2017 | Aug 2017 | |||
| Bill Shorten | 19% | 37% | 12% | 18% | 7% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 27% | 17% | 21% | 20% | ||
| Anthony Albanese | 19% | 17% | 27% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 13% | ||
| Tanya Plibersek | 12% | 13% | 10% | 28% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | ||
| Chris Bowen | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ||
| Tony Burke | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | – | – | – | – | 2% | 2% | 3% | ||
| Someone else | 13% | 5% | 17% | 12% | 28% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 13% | ||
| Don’t know | 31% | 22% | 29% | 23% | 27% | 36% | 38% | 32% | 30% | 32% | 35% | 34% |
19% (down 1% since August) think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 19% (up 6%) prefer Anthony Albanese and 12% (down 1%) Tanya Plibersek. 13% prefer someone else and 31% don’t know.
Among Labor voters, 37% (up 3%) prefer Bill Shorten, 17% (up 2%) Anthony Albanese and 13% (down 2%) Tanya Plibersek.
Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 21% (-2%), Anthony Albanese 24% (+7%) and Tanya Plibersek 12% (+1%).
Preferences of women were Bill Shorten 17% (-), Anthony Albanese 14% (+4%) and Tanya Plibersek 12% (-2%).