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Better Prime Minister

19 Jan 2016

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

Dec 2015

Malcolm Turnbull

51%

26%

84%

31%

43%

53%

48%

55%

54%

Bill Shorten

18%

38%

4%

35%

9%

17%

19%

14%

15%

Don’t know

31%

36%

11%

34%

48%

30%

33%

31%

31%

51% (down 3%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 18% (up 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

55% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 21% prefer Bill Shorten. 47% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 15% prefer Bill Shorten.

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