Preferred Leader of the Labor Party

Q. If you were able to choose any politician to be leader of the Labor Party, which of the following would you prefer? (This question was commissioned by Network Ten).

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Men	Women	Age 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
Kevin Rudd	37%	43%	36%	35%	40%	33%	40%	39%	30%
Julia Gillard	12%	31%	2%	24%	10%	13%	12%	12%	12%
Malcolm Turnbull	11%	6%	17%	7%	12%	10%	10%	9%	15%
Stephen Smith	7%	6%	9%	2%	7%	6%	3%	6%	12%
Bob Brown	3%	2%	2%	11%	3%	3%	2%	3%	4%
Greg Combet	2%	2%	1%	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	3%
Bill Shorten	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%
Don’t know	28%	9%	32%	18%	22%	33%	31%	28%	22%

37% of respondents prefer Kevin Rudd as leader of the Labor Party, 12% prefer Julia Gillard and 11% Malcolm Turnbull.

Among Labor voters, 43% prefer Kevin Rudd and 31% Julia Gillard.

Kevin Rudd is more preferred by younger respondents while those aged 55+ were more likely than the average to prefer Malcolm Turnbull (15%) and Stephen Smith (12%).