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Better Prime Minister

9 Sep 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

11 Mar

11 June

8 July

12 Aug

Tony Abbott

35%

5%

82%

9%

22%

41%

39%

36%

34%

37%

Bill Shorten

36%

69%

5%

60%

33%

22%

33%

40%

37%

36%

Don’t know

30%

26%

13%

32%

45%

37%

28%

24%

29%

27%

35% (down 2% since August) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (no change) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

Men prefer Tony Abbott 39% to 36% and women prefer Bill Shorten 35% to 30%.

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