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Leader of the Labor Party
Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Labor Party?
Total | Men | Women | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | |||
Bill Shorten | 16% | 20% | 13% | 34% | 10% | 4% | 6% | ||
Anthony Albanese | 12% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 18% | 16% | ||
Tanya Plibersek | 13% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 29% | 7% | ||
Chris Bowen | 5% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 5%% | ||
Someone else | 18% | 20% | 17% | 10% | 26% | 15% | 35% | ||
Don’t know | 36% | 29% | 42% | 25% | 35% | 27% | 31% |
16% think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 13% prefer Tanya Plibersek and 12% Anthony Albanese. 18% prefer someone else and 36% don’t know.
Among Labor voters, 34% prefer Bill Shorten, 15% Tanya Plibersek and 13% Anthony Albanese
Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 20%, Anthony Albanese 13% and Tanya Plibersek 12%.
Preferences of women were Tanya Plibersek 14%, Bill Shorten 13% and Anthony Albanese 11%.

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