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Better Prime Minister
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 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 | Dec 2016 | Jan 2017 | |||
Malcolm Turnbull | 39% | 11% | 81% | 17% | 33% | 53% | 54% | 48% | 40% | 41% | 41% | 40% | 39% | 39% | ||
Bill Shorten | 25% | 62% | 4% | 38% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 28% | ||
Don’t know | 36% | 27% | 16% | 45% | 56% | 30% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
39% (no change in last 4weeks) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 25% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
43% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 26% prefer Bill Shorten.
35% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 24% prefer Bill Shorten.

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