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 | Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 | |||
Malcolm Turnbull | 43% | 18% | 82% | 22% | 37% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 44% | ||
Bill Shorten | 28% | 57% | 7% | 39% | 17% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 22% | ||
Don’t know | 29% | 25% | 12% | 40% | 46% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 34% |
43% (down 1%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 28% (up 6%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
46% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.
40% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 27% prefer Bill Shorten.