Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Greens | Vote other | Nov 2013 | Aug 2014 | Mar 2015 | May 2015
Pre-budget |
May 2015
Post-budget |
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| Total approve | 30% | 9% | 64% | 8% | 19% | 45% | 35% | 27% | 30% | 34% | ||
| Total disapprove | 52% | 77% | 20% | 84% | 62% | 28% | 44% | 51% | 48% | 44% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 1% | 13% | – | 2% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 8% | ||
| Approve | 25% | 8% | 51% | 8% | 17% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 26% | ||
| Disapprove | 24% | 28% | 16% | 28% | 36% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 28% | 49% | 4% | 56% | 26% | 13% | 24% | 26% | 23% | 21% | ||
| Don’t know | 19% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 22% |
30% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 52% disapprove. 19% could not give an opinion.
Since May 2014 (post-budget), Hockey’s disapproval rating has risen from 44% to 52%. Overall his net approval rating has dropped from -10 to -22. This is lower than his pre-budget 2015 net approval rating of -18.
64% of Liberal/National voters approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer – 20% disapprove. 77% of Labor and 84% of Greens voters disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer.
By gender – 33% of men approve and 43% disapprove; 27% of women approve and 49% disapprove. Hockey’s approval rating by women is -22 and for men is -11.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other/ Indep-endent | Nov 2013 | Aug 2014 | Mar 2015 | |||
| Total approve | 30% | 10% | 63% | 14% | 18% | 45% | 35% | 27% | ||
| Total disapprove | 48% | 71% | 19% | 63% | 59% | 28% | 44% | 51% | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 13% | 11% | 6% | ||
| Approve | 24% | 9% | 50% | 11% | 17% | 32% | 24% | 21% | ||
| Disapprove | 25% | 33% | 15% | 33% | 30% | 15% | 20% | 25% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 23% | 38% | 4% | 30% | 29% | 13% | 24% | 26% | ||
| Don’t know | 23% | 19% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 22% |
30% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 48% disapprove. 23% could not give an opinion.
This represents a change in net rating from -24 to -18 since this question was asked in March.
By gender – 34% (+6) of men approve and 51% (-3) disapprove; 26% (-1) of women approve and 43% (-5) disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
Nov 2013 |
Aug 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
27% |
|
7% |
63% |
8% |
9% |
45% |
35% |
|
| Total disapprove |
51% |
|
77% |
19% |
75% |
59% |
28% |
44% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
|
1% |
14% |
3% |
1% |
13% |
11% |
|
| Approve |
21% |
|
6% |
49% |
5% |
8% |
32% |
24% |
|
| Disapprove |
25% |
|
33% |
15% |
33% |
26% |
15% |
20% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
26% |
|
44% |
4% |
42% |
33% |
13% |
24% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
|
15% |
18% |
16% |
32% |
27% |
21% |
27% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 51% disapprove. 22% could not give an opinion.
This represents a change in net rating from -9 to -24 since this question was asked in August.
By gender – 28% (-12) of men approve and 54% (+8) disapprove; 27% (-3) of women approve and 48% (+5) disapprove.