Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | 21 Jun 10 | ||
| Julia Gillard | 49% | 86% | 12% | 50% | |
| Tony Abbott | 29% | 4% | 73% | 32% | |
| Don’t know | 22% | 11% | 12% | 18% |
Sample = 818
49% preferred Julia Gillard as Prime Minister and 29% preferred Tony Abbott – similar to the results from last week before Julia Gillard became Prime Minister. This is also slightly better than last week’s result for Kevin Rudd when he was preferred over Tony Abbott by 47% to 30%. Men preferred Julia Gillard 47%/33% and women 51%/25%.