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Better Prime Minister

Sep 24, 2013
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Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Anthony Albanese?

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

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens
Tony Abbott

37%

7%

74%

11%
Anthony Albanese

31%

58%

5%

51%
Don’t know

33%

35%

21%

38%
Tony Abbott

37%

7%

75%

2%
Bill Shorten

32%

58%

6%

55%
Don’t know

32%

35%

19%

43%

Tony Abbott is preferred to Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister by 37% to 31% and to Bill Shorten by 37% to 32%.

Among Labor voters both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese are preferred 58% to 7%.

In comparison, immediately after the 2010 election Julia Gillard was preferred over Tony Abbott by 47% to 35%.

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