Better Prime Minister, Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grn | Vote Other | Oct 2013 | June 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jul 2015 | Aug 2015 | |||
| Tony Abbott | 32% | 3% | 77% | 2% | 21% | 41% | 36% | 31% | 33% | 38% | 37% | 36% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 35% | 72% | 5% | 60% | 23% | 22% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 33% | 30% | 32% | ||
| Don’t know | 32% | 25% | 17% | 39% | 56% | 37% | 24% | 33% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 31% |
32% (down 4% since July) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 35% (up 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
Women increasingly prefer Bill Shorten (35% up from 32% in July). Women are less likely to prefer Tony Abbot than in July (29% down from 36% in July).
35% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 36% prefer Bill Shorten.
Tony Abbott is the preferred PM in NSW (37% compared to 29% from Bill Shorten), but Bill Shorten is preferred in QLD (33% compared to 30%) and VIC (39% compared to 32%).
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote GRN | Vote Other | Oct 13 | Mar 14 | June 14 | Sep 14 | Dec 14 | Mar 15 | Apr 15 | May 15 | Jun 15 | |||
| Tony Abbott | 37% | 9% | 83% | 1% | 33% | 41% | 39% | 36% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 35% | 38% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 30% | 61% | 3% | 54% | 23% | 22% | 33% | 40% | 36% | 36% | 37% | 35% | 32% | 33% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 30% | 14% | 45% | 44% | 37% | 28% | 24% | 30% | 33% | 30% | 33% | 33% | 29% |
37% (down 1% since June) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 30% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister. This is Tony Abbott’s best result since April last year.
38% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 31% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Tony Abbott 36% to 29%.
approval of bill shorten, Approval of Tony Abbott, Better Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grn | Vote Other | Oct 2013 | June 2014 | Dec 2104 | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | |||
| Tony Abbott | 35% | 4% | 78% | 11% | 32% | 41% | 36% | 31% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 32% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 32% | 70% | 4% | 43% | 15% | 22% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 39% | 37% | 35% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 26% | 18% | 46% | 53% | 37% | 24% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 33% |
35% (up 3% since April) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 32% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
This is the first month Tony Abbott has been preferred over Bill Shorten since November last year.
41% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 31% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 34% to 29%.
Abbott, Better Prime Minister, Shorten
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Greens | Vote Other | Oct 2013 | Mar 2014 | June 2014 | Dec 2104 | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | |||
| Tony Abbott | 32% | 4% | 76% | 2% | 19% | 41% | 39% | 36% | 31% | 35% | 31% | 33% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 35% | 69% | 5% | 62% | 23% | 22% | 33% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 39% | 37% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 26% | 19% | 36% | 57% | 37% | 28% | 24% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 30% |
32% (down 1% since March) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 35% (down 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
36% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 36% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 34% to 29%.
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
Oct 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2104 |
Jan 2015 |
Feb 2015 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
33% |
4% |
77% |
4% |
22% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
35% |
31% |
35% |
31% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
37% |
77% |
8% |
56% |
26% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
37% |
39% |
||
| Don’t know |
30% |
19% |
15% |
41% |
52% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
30% |
33% |
28% |
30% |
33% (up 2% since February) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (down 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
36% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 37% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 29%.
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 |
|
Oct 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2104 |
Jan 2015 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
31% |
5% |
75% |
4% |
22% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
35% |
31% |
35% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
39% |
78% |
6% |
59% |
24% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
37% |
||
| Don’t know |
30% |
18% |
18% |
36% |
55% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
30% |
33% |
28% |
31% (down 4% since January) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
34% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 41% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 28%.
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
Oct 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
Dec 2104 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
35% |
7% |
82% |
6% |
28% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
35% |
38% |
36% |
31% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
37% |
73% |
3% |
71% |
27% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
36% |
32% |
34% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
28% |
20% |
15% |
23% |
45% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
30% |
30% |
29% |
33% |
35% (up 4% since December) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (up 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
37% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 37% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 33%.
Better Prime Minister, Bill Shorten, Tony abbot
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Oct 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July 14 |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
36% |
8% |
82% |
4% |
28% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
38% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
34% |
67% |
3% |
61% |
29% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
37% |
36% |
36% |
32% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
25% |
15% |
36% |
43% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
29% |
27% |
30% |
30% |
36% (down 2% since October) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 40% to 33% and women prefer Bill Shorten 36% to 32%.