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Better Prime Minister

11 Apr 2017

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 Dec 2016 Jan 2017 Feb 2017 Mar

2017

Malcolm Turnbull 39%   13% 83% 9% 39%   53% 54% 48% 40% 41% 39% 39% 39% 38%
Bill Shorten 28%   60% 4% 56% 16%   17% 15% 19% 29% 26% 28% 28% 25% 26%
Don’t know 32%   27% 13% 36% 46%   30% 31% 33% 32% 33% 33% 33% 36% 36%

 

 

39% (up 1% in last 4 weeks) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 28% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

46% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 29% prefer Bill Shorten.

32% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.

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