Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party?
|
|
Total |
|
Male |
Female |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
29 Jul 13 |
23 Apr 12 |
30 May 11 |
28 Feb 11 |
27 Sep 10 |
| Tony Abbott |
18% |
21% |
15% |
3% |
43% |
2% |
13% |
17% |
23% |
22% |
24% |
26% |
|
| Malcolm Turnbull |
31% |
33% |
28% |
37% |
27% |
35% |
28% |
37% |
30% |
25% |
18% |
20% |
|
| Joe Hockey |
6% |
7% |
5% |
2% |
11% |
5% |
5% |
10% |
14% |
17% |
16% |
15% |
|
| Julie Bishop |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
|
| Christopher Pyne |
<1% |
<1% |
– |
<1% |
– |
– |
– |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
| Scott Morrison |
1% |
1% |
<1% |
2% |
<1% |
– |
1% |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
| Andrew Robb |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
* |
1% |
1% |
1% |
na |
|
| Someone else |
19% |
18% |
21% |
28% |
5% |
25% |
28% |
12% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
na |
|
| Don’t know |
21% |
16% |
27% |
24% |
10% |
30% |
21% |
19% |
16% |
19% |
22% |
33% |
31% (down 6% since July last year) think Malcolm Turnbull would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 18% (up 1%) prefer Tony Abbott and 6% (down 4%) Joe Hockey. Note the previous poll was taken prior to the 2013 election when the Liberal Party were in Opposition.
Among Liberal/National voters, 43% (up 7%) prefer Tony Abbott, 27% (down 8%) Malcolm Turnbull and 11% (down 2%) Joe Hockey.
Malcolm Turnbull is preferred by 33% (down 6%) of men and 28% (down 8%) of women, Tony Abbott by 21% (no change) of men and 15% (up 1%) of women.