Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
5 Jul 10 |
14 Mar 11 |
14 Jun |
12 Sep |
12 Dec |
12 Mar 12 |
12 Jun |
16 Jul |
13 Aug |
10 Sep |
15 Oct |
Vote |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
|
Julia Gillard |
53% |
44% |
41% |
36% |
39% |
40% |
37% |
37% |
36% |
40% |
43% |
89% |
5% |
77% |
Tony Abbott |
26% |
33% |
36% |
40% |
35% |
37% |
37% |
38% |
38% |
37% |
36% |
2% |
81% |
2% |
Don’t know |
21% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
26% |
23% |
26% |
26% |
26% |
24% |
20% |
9% |
14% |
21% |
43% (up 3%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.
Men are evenly split (at 40% each) and women prefer Julia Gillard 47%/33%. Compared to last month’s figures, Julia Gillard’s margin over Tony Abbott has changed 8 points in her favour among men (from 36%/44%) but is unchanged among women (from 44%/30%).