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 | Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 | 17 May 2016 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 40% | 13% | 80% | 13% | 31% | 53% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 43% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 27% | 59% | 6% | 45% | 27% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 28% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 28% | 14% | 43% | 42% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 29% |
40% (down 3%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 27% (down 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
47% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.
33% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 27% prefer Bill Shorten.