Bill Shorten leader at next election
Q. Do you think Bill Shorten is likely or unlikely to still be the leader of the Labor Party at the next election?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Likely |
47% |
59% |
45% |
47% |
44% |
|
| Unlikely |
20% |
12% |
28% |
13% |
29% |
|
| Don’t know |
33% |
29% |
27% |
40% |
27% |
47% think that Bill Shorten is likely to still be leader of the Labor Party at the next election and 20% think it is unlikely.
All voter groups were more likely to think he would still be leader.
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 |
|
22 Oct 2013 |
14 Jan |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
8 April |
13 May |
11 June |
8 July |
|
| Tony Abbott |
37% |
6% |
84% |
6% |
22% |
41% |
42% |
40% |
39% |
42% |
36% |
36% |
34% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
36% |
73% |
2% |
55% |
31% |
22% |
31% |
30% |
33% |
32% |
37% |
40% |
37% |
||
| Don’t know |
27% |
22% |
14% |
39% |
47% |
37% |
27% |
31% |
28% |
26% |
28% |
24% |
29% |
37% (up 3% since July) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (down 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 42% to 35% and women prefer Bill Shorten 36% to 33%.
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