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Better Prime Minister

10 Dec 2012

Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

 

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Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Julia Gillard

53%

44%

41%

36%

39%

40%

37%

40%

43%

45%

43%

92%

6%

80%

Tony Abbott

26%

33%

36%

40%

35%

37%

37%

37%

36%

32%

34%

4%

71%

1%

Don’t know

21%

23%

24%

24%

26%

23%

26%

24%

20%

23%

23%

5%

23%

19%

43% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (up 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.

Men prefer Julia Gillard 40%/39% and women prefer Julia Gillard 46%/29%. Compared to last month’s figures, Julia Gillard’s margin over Tony Abbott has dropped 3 points among men (from 40%/36%) and 4 points among women (from 49%/28%).

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