Best leader of the Liberal Party

Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party?

	Total		Male	Female		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other		Jun 2014	Feb 2015
Tony Abbott	18%		21%	15%		4%	41%	3%	9%		18%	11%
Malcolm Turnbull	24%		30%	18%		32%	21%	34%	20%		31%	24%
Joe Hockey	3%		3%	2%		2%	4%	2%	2%		6%	5%
Julie Bishop	17%		11%	22%		17%	17%	21%	20%		4%	21%
Christopher Pyne	1%		2%	1%		1%	2%	2%	1%		<1%	<1%
Scott Morrison	3%		5%	1%		2%	6%	–	3%		1%	2%
Someone else	13%		13%	13%		17%	3%	20%	28%		19%	13%
Don’t know	22%		16%	27%		24%	6%	187%	17%		21%	24%

 

24% (no change since February) think Malcolm Turnbull would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 18% prefer Tony Abbott (up 7%) and 17% prefer Julie Bishop (down 4%).

Among Liberal/National voters, 41% (up 18%) prefer Tony Abbott, 21% (down 3%) Malcolm Turnbull and 17% (down 9%) Julie Bishop.

Preferences of men were Malcolm Turnbull 30%, Tony Abbott 21% and Julie Bishop 11%.

Preferences of women were Julie Bishop 22%, Malcolm Turnbull 18% and Tony Abbott 15%.