Q. Thinking about the leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, please indicate yes or no for each of the following statements:
|
Total |
Vote |
Vote |
Vote |
Men |
Women |
|
| Has the right temperament to be Prime Minister |
42% |
13% |
77% |
10% |
44% |
39% |
| Would be embarrassing as Prime Minister of Australia |
50% |
78% |
19% |
83% |
49% |
50% |
| Is someone that can effectively represent Australia’s interests |
43% |
11% |
82% |
8% |
45% |
40% |
| Will serve my interests as Prime Minister |
39% |
7% |
81% |
6% |
42% |
37% |
| Is too influenced by their religious beliefs |
40% |
62% |
19% |
73% |
43% |
38% |
| Is the best person to lead their party |
33% |
10% |
62% |
7% |
36% |
30% |
| Is someone that understands the challenges facing Australian women |
39% |
10% |
74% |
5% |
42% |
36% |
| Has good parental leave policies |
44% |
17% |
76% |
19% |
45% |
42% |
| Has difficulty controlling their aggression |
44% |
68% |
19% |
73% |
45% |
44% |
Exactly half the respondents agree that Tony Abbott would be embarrassing as Prime Minister of Australia. On all other statements he scored less than 50%. His main negatives were that only 33% agree he is the best person to lead their party, 39% agree he will serve my interests as Prime Minister and 39% agree he is someone that understands the challenges facing Australian women.
The main differences by gender were on the statements that he is someone that understands the challenges facing Australian women (men 42%/women 36%), the best person to lead their party (36%/30%), has the right temperament to be Prime Minister (44%/39%), can effectively represent Australia’s interests (45%/40%), will serve my interests as Prime Minister (42%/37%) and too influenced by their religious beliefs (43%/38%). On each of these statements women scored Tony Abbott lower than men did.