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Better Prime Minister

8 Jul 2014

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

14 Jan 2014

11 Feb

11 Mar

8 April

13 May

11 June

Tony Abbott

34%

4%

79%

2%

31%

41%

42%

40%

39%

42%

36%

36%

Bill Shorten

37%

73%

5%

66%

17%

22%

31%

30%

33%

32%

37%

40%

Don’t know

29%

23%

16%

32%

52%

37%

27%

31%

28%

26%

28%

24%

37% (down 3% since June) of respondents think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (down 2%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister.

Men prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 37% and women prefer Bill Shorten 35% to 31%.

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