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Better Prime Minister

Oct 14, 2014
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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

 

Oct 2013

Mar 2014

June 2014

July 2014

Aug 2014

Sep 2014
Tony Abbott

38%

7%

85%

12%

29%

41%

39%

36%

34%

37%

35%
Bill Shorten

32%

63%

2%

56%

30%

22%

33%

40%

37%

36%

36%
Don’t know

30%

29%

13%

32%

41%

37%

28%

24%

29%

27%

30%

38% (up 3% since September) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 32% (down 4%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister. This is Tony Abbott’s best figure since April.

Men prefer Tony Abbott 41% to 33% and women prefer Tony Abbott 36% to 30%.

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Labor
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