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  • Nov, 2009

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    Approval of the Prime Minister

    Q. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister?

    12 Jan 09 9 Feb 09 30 Mar 09 18 May 09 29 Jun 09 10 Aug 09 28 Sept 09 9 Nov 09 30 Nov 09
    Strongly approve 14% 17% 21% 14% 14% 13% 15% 14% 9%
    Approve 52% 50% 50% 48% 48% 47% 51% 47% 47%
    Disapprove 16% 15% 14% 18% 18% 17% 17% 19% 20%
    Strongly disapprove 6% 8% 7% 11% 9% 10% 6% 13% 15%
    Don’t know 11% 9% 9% 9% 11% 12% 11% 8% 10%
    Total approve 66% 67% 71% 62% 62% 60% 66% 61% 56%
    Total disapprove 22% 23% 21% 29% 29% 27% 23% 32% 35%

    56% of people surveyed approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister and 35% disapprove.  Kevin Rudd’s approval rating has decreased five percentage points since we last asked this question in November and his disapproval rating has increased three percentage points.  Rudd’s approval rating is the lowest and the disapproval rating is the highest recorded over the last year.

    Approval followed party lines – Labor voters were more likely to approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister (91%) while Coalition voters were more likely to disapprove (74%).   21% of Coalition voters approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister.

    The net rating (approve minus disapprove) is +21%.

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