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 | Jan 2016 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 52% | 28% | 88% | 37% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 51% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 15% | 36% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 18% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 35% | 10% | 39% | 50% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 31% |
52% (up 1%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 15% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
59% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 15% prefer Bill Shorten.
45% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 15% prefer Bill Shorten.