Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 92% | 7% | 65% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 1% | 77% | 6% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 7% | 16% | 28% | 23% |
48% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 30% prefer Tony Abbott – a narrowing of the gap between the two (from 25% to 18%) since polled last week. This is almost identical to the last measure comparing Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott in June.
Julia Gillard is preferred 92% to 1% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 77% to 7% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 65% to 6%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 46%/34% and women 50%/26%.