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  • Dec, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/

    indep-endent

     

    22 Oct

    12 Nov

    Tony Abbott

    43%

    7%

    86%

    4%

    42%

    41%

    42%

    Bill Shorten

    33%

    68%

    4%

    62%

    20%

    22%

    27%

    Don’t know

    24%

    24%

    10%

    34%

    38%

    37%

    31%

    43%  (up 1%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 33% (up 6%) favour Bill Shorten. 24% (down 7%) could not make a choice.

    Tony Abbott is favoured 48%/31% among men and 38%/35% among women.

  • Oct, 2013

    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Tony Abbott

    41%

    10%

    83%

    8%

    Bill Shorten

    22%

    48%

    3%

    36%

    Don’t know

    37%

    42%

    15%

    55%

    41% think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 22% favour Bill Shorten. 37% could not make a choice.

    Tony Abbott is favoured 48%/21% among men and 35%/23% among women.

  • Sep, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

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

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Tony Abbott

    37%

    7%

    74%

    11%

    Anthony Albanese

    31%

    58%

    5%

    51%

    Don’t know

    33%

    35%

    21%

    38%

    Tony Abbott

    37%

    7%

    75%

    2%

    Bill Shorten

    32%

    58%

    6%

    55%

    Don’t know

    32%

    35%

    19%

    43%

    Tony Abbott is preferred to Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister by 37% to 31% and to Bill Shorten by 37% to 32%.

    Among Labor voters both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese are preferred 58% to 7%.

    In comparison, immediately after the 2010 election Julia Gillard was preferred over Tony Abbott by 47% to 35%.

  • Aug, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott?

     

    Gillard/ Abbott

    11 Jun 13

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    15 Jul 13

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    13 Aug 13

    Total

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    26 Aug 13

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard/Kevin Rudd

    39%

    50%

    47%

    43%

    89%

    4%

    63%

    Tony Abbott

    40%

    35%

    35%

    34%

    1%

    77%

    6%

    Don’t know

    21%

    15%

    18%

    23%

    10%

    19%

    31%

    43% (down 4%) believe Kevin Rudd would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Kevin Rudd 41%/38% and women prefer Kevin Rudd 45%/30%.

  • Aug, 2013

    , , , ,

    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott?

     

    Gillard/ Abbott

    11 Jun 13

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    15 Jul 13

     

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    13 Aug 13

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard/Kevin Rudd

    39%

    50%

    47%

    92%

    7%

    68%

    Tony Abbott

    40%

    35%

    35%

    3%

    76%

    7%

    Don’t know

    21%

    15%

    18%

    5%

    17%

    25%

    47% (down 3%) believe Kevin Rudd would make the better Prime Minister and 35% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Kevin Rudd 47%/39% and women prefer Kevin Rudd 47%/30%.

  • Jun, 2013

    , , , ,

    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

     

    5
    Jul
    10

    14 June
    11

    12 Dec

    12 Jun 12

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15 Apr

    13 May

    Total
    11 Jun

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    41%

    39%

    37%

    43%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    37%

    39%

    39%

    82%

    4%

    73%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    36%

    35%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    37%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    40%

    5%

    84%

    7%

    Don’t know

    21%

    24%

    26%

    26%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    22%

    24%

    20%

    21%

    13%

    12%

    20%

    39% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 40% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 43%/35% and women prefer Julia Gillard 42%/38%.

  • Apr, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

     

    5
    Jul
    10

    14 June

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    10 Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15
    Apr

    Vote ALP

    Vote Lib

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    41%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    40%

    43%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    37%

    81%

    6%

    62%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    36%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    37%

    39%

    39%

    6%

    78%

    6%

    Don’t know

    21%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    24%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    22%

    24%

    13%

    16%

    32%

    37% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott. This is the first time since August 2012 that Tony Abbott has been preferred over Julia Gillard.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 42%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 38%/36%.

  • Mar, 2013

    , , , ,

    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

     

    5
    Jul 10

    14 Mar 11

    14 Jun

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sep

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    Vote
    ALP 

    Vote Lib

    Vote Gre
    ens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    40%

    43%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    84%

    6%

    71%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    37%

    39%

    2%

    80%

    3%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    24%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    22%

    14%

    13%

    25%

    39% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (up 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 41%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 42%/37%.

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