Q. The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that he intends to recall Parliament in April to pass legislation to restore the ABCC (Australian Building and Construction Commission). If this is rejected by the Senate he will call an early double dissolution election. Would you approve or disapprove of the Prime Minister calling an early double dissolution election?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Total approve | 44% | 37% | 65% | 38% | 31% | |
Total disapprove | 23% | 34% | 11% | 33% | 38% | |
Strongly approve | 16% | 12% | 26% | 6% | 14% | |
Approve | 28% | 25% | 39% | 32% | 17% | |
Disapprove | 13% | 17% | 10% | 20% | 16% | |
Strongly disapprove | 10% | 17% | 1% | 13% | 22% | |
Don’t know | 33% | 29% | 24% | 30% | 31% |
44% approve of the Prime Minister calling an early double dissolution election and 23% disapprove. 33% have no opinion.
Those most likely to approve are Liberal/National voters (65%) and men (52%).
Labor and Greens voters are only slightly more likely to approve than disapprove while other party and independent voters are a little more likely to disapprove (38%).