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  • Feb, 2014

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/ Indep-endent

     

    12 Nov 2013

    10 Dec

    14 jan 2014

    Total approve

    30%

     

    54%

    15%

    48%

    16%

    31%

    39%

    35%

    Total disapprove

    34%

     

    16%

    53%

    20%

    47%

    27%

    31%

    32%

    Strongly approve

    4%

    10%

    1%

    4%

    2%

    5%

    7%

    5%

    Approve

    26%

    44%

    14%

    44%

    14%

    26%

    32%

    30%

    Disapprove

    21%

    13%

    27%

    16%

    31%

    17%

    19%

    20%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    3%

    26%

    4%

    16%

    10%

    12%

    12%

    Don’t know

    35%

    30%

    31%

    33%

    37%

    43%

    31%

    32%

    30% (down 5%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 34% (up 2%) disapprove. 35% could not give an opinion. This represents a decline in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last four weeks from net +3 to net -4.

    By gender – 33% (down 3%) of men approve and 42% (up 3%) disapprove; 28% (down 6%) of women approve and 28% (up 1%) disapprove.

  • Jan, 2014

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    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/ Indep-endent

     

    12 Nov

    10 Dec

    Total approve

    35%

     

    55%

    23%

    41%

    28%

    31%

    39%

    Total disapprove

    32%

     

    15%

    50%

    17%

    45%

    27%

    31%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    12%

    1%

    5%

    2%

    5%

    7%

    Approve

    30%

    43%

    22%

    36%

    26%

    26%

    32%

    Disapprove

    20%

     12%

    26%

    15%

    34%

    17%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    12%

    3%

    24%

    2%

    11%

    10%

    12%

    Don’t know

    32%

    30%

    27%

    42%

    28%

    43%

    31%

    35% (down 4%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 32% (up 1%) disapprove. 32% could not give an opinion. This represents a decline in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last five weeks from net +8 to net +3.

    By gender – 36% (down 4%) of men approve and 39% (up 4%) disapprove; 34% (down 2%) of women approve and 27% (no change) disapprove.

  • Dec, 2013

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    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/ Indep-endent

     

    12 Nov

    Total approve

    39%

     

    66%

    22%

    49%

    24%

    31%

    Total disapprove

    31%

     

    10%

    49%

    20%

    44%

    27%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    17%

    1%

    7%

    1%

    5%

    Approve

    32%

    49%

    21%

    42%

    23%

    26%

    Disapprove

    19%

    9%

    26%

    15%

    27%

    17%

    Strongly disapprove

    12%

    1%

    23%

    5%

    17%

    10%

    Don’t know

    31%

    24%

    29%

    31%

    32%

    43%

    39% approve (up 8%) of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 31% (up 4%) disapprove. 31% could not give an opinion. This represents an improvement on his rating as Prime Minister over the last four weeks from net +4 to net +8.

    By gender – 40% (up 6%) of men approve and 35% (up 2%) disapprove; 36% (up 9%) of women approve and 27% (up 6%) disapprove.

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