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Better Prime Minister

8 Dec 2015

Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Sep 2015

Oct 2015

Nov 2015

Malcolm Turnbull

54%

31%

86%

38%

42%

53%

48%

55%

Bill Shorten

15%

36%

3%

23%

5%

17%

19%

14%

Don’t know

31%

33%

11%

39%

53%

30%

33%

31%

54% (down 1%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 15% (up 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

58% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 15% prefer Bill Shorten. 50% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 15% prefer Bill Shorten.

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