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Better Prime Minister

17 May 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 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.

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