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 |
Vote Other |
22 Oct 2013 |
12 Nov |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
8 April |
|
| Tony Abbott |
36% |
4% |
81% |
4% |
23% |
41% |
42% |
42% |
40% |
42% |
| Bill Shorten |
37% |
74% |
3% |
60% |
35% |
22% |
27% |
31% |
30% |
32% |
| Don’t know |
28% |
22% |
16% |
36% |
42% |
37% |
31% |
27% |
31% |
26% |
37% of Australians believe Bill Shorten would make a better Prime Minister than Tony Abbott. This is just 1% more than selected Tony Abbott (36%).
28% don’t know who would make a better Prime Minister.
Since this question was last asked in April 2014, Tony Abbott has dropped -6% as preferred Prime Minister (down from 42%) and Bill Shorten has gained +5% (up from 32%).
Males (38%) were slightly more likely than females (34%) to select Tony Abbott. There was no difference between the genders in their preference from Bill Shorten, with 37% of males and 36% of females selecting him. Females (30%) were more likely than males (25%) to select ‘don’t know’.
Those aged 55+ (51%) were more likely than those aged under 30 (26%) or 30-55 (32%) to select Tony Abbott.
Those aged 30-55 (42%) were more likely than those aged under 30 (31%) or 55+ 30%) to select Bill Shorten. A very large number of those aged under 30 selected don’t know (44%).
Those in NSW (42%) were far more likely than those in QLD (28%) or VIC (34%) to select Tony Abbott.
Those in QLD (44%) were more likely to select Bill Shorten (just 34% of those in NSW and 35% of those in VIC selected Bill Shorten).