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  • Apr, 2020

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    Performance of Scott Morrison

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?

    Apr’20 Mar’20 Feb’20 Jan’20 Dec’19 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19
    NET: Approve 59% 41% 39% 40% 45% 45% 47% 49% 48% 48%
    NET: Disapprove 31% 49% 52% 52% 43% 41% 38% 36% 37% 34%
    Don’t know 10% 10% 9% 8% 13% 13% 15% 15% 16% 18%
    Base (n) 1,069 1,096 1,056 1,081 1,035 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,096 1,091

     

      Total Federal Voting Intention
    Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
    Strongly approve 20% 8% 45% 2% 9%
    Approve 39% 37% 42% 27% 39%
    Disapprove 20% 27% 8% 33% 27%
    Strongly disapprove 11% 18% 2% 22% 15%
    Don’t know 10% 10% 4% 15% 10%
    NET: Approve 59% 46% 87% 30% 49%
    NET: Disapprove 31% 45% 10% 56% 42%
    Base (n) 1,069 333 387 102 122
    • The Prime Minister’s approval rating has jumped up in the past month from 46% to 59% – the highest approval rating recorded for Scott Morrison.
    • The proportion of people strongly approving of the job he’s doing has increased from 11% to 20%, while those strongly disapproving has gone down from 26% to 11%.
    • Approval of the Prime Minister among Labor voters is up (from 19% to 46%) and Greens voters (from 16% to 30%). While support has strengthened among his own voter base, with Coalition voters more likely to strongly approve of him (23% to 45%).
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