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  • Sep, 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

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    13 Aug

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    26 Aug

     

    Rudd/ Abbott

    2 Sep

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard/Kevin Rudd

    39%

    50%

    47%

    43%

    44%

    91%

    5%

    74%

    Tony Abbott

    40%

    35%

    35%

    34%

    38%

    1%

    80%

    6%

    Don’t know

    21%

    15%

    18%

    23%

    18%

    8%

    16%

    20%

    44% (up 1%) believe Kevin Rudd would make the better Prime Minister and 38% (up 4%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Kevin Rudd 44%/40% and women prefer Kevin Rudd 44%/37%.

  • May, 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 2010

    14 June

    2011

    12 Dec

    12 Jun 2012

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 2013

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15 Apr

    13 May

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    41%

    39%

    37%

    43%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    37%

    39%

    86%

    2%

    76%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    36%

    35%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    37%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    3%

    84%

    2%

    Don’t know

    21%

    24%

    26%

    26%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    22%

    24%

    20%

    11%

    13%

    22%

    39% (up 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 41% (up 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 44%/35% and women prefer Julia Gillard 43%/38%.

  • Dec, 2012

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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 Mar 11

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    15 Oct

    12 Nov

    10 Dec

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    40%

    43%

    45%

    43%

    92%

    6%

    80%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    37%

    36%

    32%

    34%

    4%

    71%

    1%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    24%

    20%

    23%

    23%

    5%

    23%

    19%

    43% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (up 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Julia Gillard 40%/39% and women prefer Julia Gillard 46%/29%. Compared to last month’s figures, Julia Gillard’s margin over Tony Abbott has dropped 3 points among men (from 40%/36%) and 4 points among women (from 49%/28%).

  • Aug, 2012

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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 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 2012

    12 Jun

    16 Jul

    Total 13 Aug

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    37%

    36%

    78%

    4%

    78%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    38%

    38%

    8%

    77%

    4%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    26%

    26%

    13%

    18%

    18%

    36% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 38% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 42%/33% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/35%.

  • Jul, 2012

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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 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 2012

    12 Jun

    Total

    16 Jul

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    37%

    76%

    5%

    83%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    38%

    4%

    76%

    5%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    26%

    19%

    19%

    13%

    37% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 38% (up 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 40%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 37%/35%.

  • Jun, 2012

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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 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    16 Jan 2012

    13 Feb

    12 Mar

    16 Apr

    14 May

    12 Jun

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    40%

    38%

    38%

    37%

    83%

    4%

    66%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    36%

    34%

    37%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    3%

    78%

    4%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    26%

    14%

    18%

    30%

    37% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 38%/35% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/35%.

  • May, 2012

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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 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    16 Jan 2012

    13 Feb

    12 Mar

    16 Apr

    14 May

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    40%

    38%

    38%

    83%

    4%

    69%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    36%

    34%

    37%

    36%

    37%

    3%

    79%

    5%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    15%

    17%

    27%

    38% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (up 1%) prefer Tony Abbott – a net change from +2% to +1% for Julia Gillard.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 39%/37% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/36%.

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  • Apr, 2012

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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 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    17 Oct

    14 Nov

    12 Dec

    16 Jan 2012

    13 Feb

    12 Mar

    16 Apr

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    38%

    41%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    40%

    38%

    81%

    6%

    69%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    39%

    36%

    35%

    36%

    34%

    37%

    36%

    2%

    74%

    7%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    23%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    16%

    20%

    24%

    38% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott – a net change from +3% to +2% for Julia Gillard.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 41%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 41%/32%.

     

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