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Better Prime Minister

15 Jun 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 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.

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