Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party?
Total | Jun 2014 | Feb 2015 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 | Mar 2017 | ||
Malcolm Turnbull | 25% | 31% | 24% | 24% | 37% | 42% | 39% | 30% | 21% | 20% | |
Tony Abbott | 10% | 18% | 11% | 18% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 10% | |
Julie Bishop | 20% | 4% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 20% | 17% | |
Christopher Pyne | 3% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | |
Scott Morrison | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
Peter Dutton | 3% | 2% | |||||||||
Someone else | 13% | 19% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 18% | |
Don’t know | 25% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 28% |
Total | Jun 2014 | Feb 2015 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 | Mar 2017 | ||
Malcolm Turnbull | 25% | 31% | 24% | 24% | 37% | 42% | 39% | 30% | 21% | 20% | |
Tony Abbott | 10% | 18% | 11% | 18% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 10% | |
Julie Bishop | 20% | 4% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 20% | 17% | |
Christopher Pyne | 3% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | |
Scott Morrison | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
Peter Dutton | 3% | 2% | |||||||||
Someone else | 13% | 19% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 18% | |
Don’t know | 25% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 28% |
25% (up 5% since March) think Malcolm Turnbull would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 20% prefer Julie Bishop (up 3%) and 10% prefer Tony Abbott (no change). 13% (down 5%) prefer someone else.
Among Liberal/National voters, 40% (up 4%) prefer Malcolm Turnbull, 19% (no change) Julie Bishop and 13% (down 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.
Preferences of men were Malcolm Turnbull 29% (+7%), Julie Bishop 18% (+2%) and Tony Abbott 12% (-1%).
Preferences of women were Julie Bishop 21% (+2%), Malcolm Turnbull 20% (+1%) and Tony Abbott 8% (+1%).