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Performance of Scott Morrison

13 Apr 2021

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?

Apr’21 End Mar’21 Mid Mar’21 Feb’21 Jan’21 Dec’20 Nov’20 Oct’20 Sep’20 Aug’20 Jul’20 Jun’20 May’20
TOTAL: Approve 54% 57% 62% 65% 61% 62% 66% 63% 64% 66% 63% 65% 64%
TOTAL: Disapprove 37% 35% 29% 28% 30% 28% 25% 27% 28% 23% 27% 26% 27%
Don’t know 9% 8% 8% 7% 9% 11% 9% 10% 8% 11% 10% 8% 9%
Base (n) 1,368 1,100 1,124 1,109 1,084 1,071 1,010 1,082 1,076 1,010 1,054 1,059 1,093

 

  Total Federal Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
Strongly approve 19% 8% 40% 12% 13%
Approve 34% 28% 49% 24% 22%
Disapprove 21% 29% 6% 26% 32%
Strongly disapprove 16% 28% 2% 28% 24%
Don’t know 9% 7% 3% 10% 9%
TOTAL: Approve 54% 36% 88% 36% 34%
TOTAL: Disapprove 37% 57% 8% 55% 56%
Base (n) 1,368 483 471 123 165

 

TOTAL: Approve 12 Apr’21 29 Mar’21 15 Mar’21 Feb’21 Jan’21 Dec’20 Nov’20
Men 61% 65% 65% 65% 62% 68% 65%
Women 46% 49% 59% 65% 59% 56% 67%
TOTAL: Disapprove              
Men 32% 30% 28% 28% 32% 25% 28%
Women 42% 40% 30% 28% 29% 30% 23%
  • The Prime Minister’s approval rating has dropped to 54% (from 65% in February). This is the lowest rating seen in the last 12 months.
  • Disapproval of the PM among women has increased to 42%, from 28% in February.
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