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 | 31 May 2016 | |||
Malcolm Turnbull | 40% | 12% | 79% | 17% | 33% | 53% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 40% | ||
Bill Shorten | 29% | 59% | 10% | 31% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 28% | 27% | ||
Don’t know | 32% | 28% | 11% | 52% | 52% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 29% | 33% |
40% (no change) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 29% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
43% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 31% prefer Bill Shorten.
37% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 26% prefer Bill Shorten.