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Preferred Prime Minister

27 Jun 2019

Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

Q       Jun’19 May’19  Jul’16 Oct’13 Sep’10
Prime Minister 43%

(Morrison)

 39%

(Morrison)

 39%

(Turnbull)

 41%

(Abbott)

 47%

(Gillard)
Opposition 25%

(Albanese)

 32%

(Shorten)

 31%

(Shorten)

 22%

(Shorten)

 35%

(Abbott)
Don’t know 32% 28% 30% 37% 18%
  • Support for Scott Morrison as PM has risen since before the Federal Election, from 39% to 43% while Albanese has slightly lower support than Bill Shorten did before the Federal Election (25% to 32%).
  • However, it may be too soon to judge Albanese’s performance, as the number who replied ‘Don’t know’ has also crept up (from 28% to 32%).
  • Morrison received strong support (80%) from Coalition voters, while Labor voters were less sure of Albanese as PM (with 34% selecting ‘Don’t know’, double the number compared to Coalition voters – 17%). 40% of Other voters did not know who they would prefer.
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