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  • Feb, 2015

    Best leader of the Liberal Party

    Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party? 

     

    Total

     

    Male

    Female

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Jun 2014

    Tony Abbott

    11%

    13%

    8%

    4%

    23%

    3%

    3%

    18%

    Malcolm Turnbull

    24%

    27%

    22%

    27%

    24%

    37%

    22%

    31%

    Joe Hockey

    5%

    4%

    5%

    6%

    4%

    5%

    3%

    6%

    Julie Bishop

    21%

    19%

    23%

    20%

    26%

    11%

    23%

    4%

    Christopher Pyne

    <1%

    1%

    <1%

    <1%

    1%

    1%

    <1%

    Scott Morrison

    2%

    3%

    1%

    1%

    4%

    2%

    1%

    Someone else

    13%

    13%

    14%

    17%

    4%

    23%

    24%

    19%

    Don’t know

    24%

    21%

    27%

    25%

    13%

    19%

    24%

    21%

    24% (down 7% since June) think Malcolm Turnbull would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 21% prefer Julie Bishop (up 17%), 11% (down 7%) prefer Tony Abbott and 5% (down 1%) Joe Hockey.

    Among Liberal/National voters, 26% (up 23%) prefer Julie Bishop, 24% (down 3%) Malcolm Turnbull, 23% (down 20%) Tony Abbott and 4% (down 7%) Joe Hockey.

    Preferences of men were Malcolm Turnbull 27%, Julie Bishop 19% and Tony Abbott 13%.

    Preferences of women were Julie Bishop 23%, Malcolm Turnbull 22% and Tony Abbott 8%.

  • Jul, 2013

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    Best leader of the Liberal Party

    Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    23 Apr 12

    30 May 11

    28 Feb 11

    27 Sep 10

    Tony Abbott

    17%

    5%

    36%

    1%

    23%

    22%

    24%

    26%

    Malcolm Turnbull

    37%

    44%

    35%

    51%

    30%

    25%

    18%

    20%

    Joe Hockey

    10%

    9%

    13%

    9%

    14%

    17%

    16%

    15%

    Julie Bishop

    3%

    4%

    3%

    1%

    5%

    3%

    4%

    5%

    Andrew Robb

    *

    *

    *

    1%

    1%

    1%

    na

    Someone else

    12%

    20%

    3%

    13%

    12%

    13%

    14%

    na

    Don’t know

    19%

    19%

    9%

    24%

    16%

    19%

    22%

    33%

    37% (up 7% since April last year) think Malcolm Turnbull would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 17% (down 6%) prefer Tony Abbott and 10% (down 4%) Joe Hockey.

    Among Liberal/National voters, 36% (-3%) prefer Tony Abbott, 35% (+9%) Malcolm Turnbull and 13% (-4%) Joe Hockey.

    Malcolm Turnbull is preferred by 39% of men and 36% of women, Tony Abbott by 21% of men and 14% of women.

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