Abbott, Gillard, Greens, Labor, Liberal, preferred PM, Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
Julia Gillard v Tony Abbott
28 Jun 10 |
Julia Gillard v Tony Abbott
5 Jul 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 50% | 91% | 8% | 71% | 47% | 49% | 53% | |
| Tony Abbott | 27% | 2% | 70% | 4% | 30% | 29% | 26% | |
| Don’t know | 23% | 7% | 21% | 25% | 23% | 22% | 21% |
50% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 27% prefer Tony Abbott – a slight closing of the gap between the two (from 27% to 23%) since last polled 2 weeks ago.
Julia Gillard is preferred 91% to 2% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 70% to 8% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 71% to 4%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 47%/32% and women 53%/23%. Comments »
Abbott, leader attributes, preferred PM, Prime Minister, rudd
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?
| Kevin Rudd | Tony Abbott | Difference | |
| Intelligent | 73% | 72% | +1% |
| Hard-working | 76% | 71% | +5% |
| A capable leader | 55% | 50% | +5% |
| Demanding | 69% | 52% | +17% |
| Arrogant | 57% | 54% | +3% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 55% | 51% | +4% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 53% | 49% | +4% |
| Visionary | 37% | 35% | +2% |
| Superficial | 52% | 44% | +8% |
| Good in a crisis | 44% | 40% | +4% |
| Narrow-minded | 43% | 53% | -10% |
| Down to earth | 47% | 50% | -3% |
| Too inflexible | 45% | 47% | -2% |
| Complacent | 38% | 30% | -8% |
| More honest than most politicians | 39% | 33% | +6% |
| Trustworthy | 41% | 39% | +2% |
Kevin Rudd has only slightly better ratings than Tony Abbott across key positive attributes such as hard-working (+5%), a capable leader (+5%) and trustworthy (+2%).
The main differences were that Kevin Rudd is perceived as more demanding (69%/52%), less narrow-minded (43%/53%), more superficial (52%/44%) and more complacent (38%/30%). Comments »
Q. Regardless of your likely party choice for the next election, which of the leaders – Kevin Rudd or Tony Abbott – do you think overall would be the best Prime Minister?
| 21 Dec 09 | 22 March 10 | |
| Kevin Rudd | 51% | 50% |
| Tony Abbott | 25% | 30% |
| Don’t know | 24% | 19% |
When it comes to a choice between Rudd and Abbott as the better Prime Minister, 50% selected Rudd and 30% selected Abbott. The results for Rudd shifted slightly (-1%) since we last asked this question in December 2009. However, there has been a five percent increase in the number of people that prefer Abbott and a decrease in the number of people that don’t know (-5%).
Results followed party lines – 92% of Labor voters chose Rudd and 74% of Coalition voters chose Abbott.
64% of Green voters selected Rudd and 11% of Green voters selected Abbott.
People aged 65 years and over were more likely to think Abbott would make a better Prime Minister (42%), 18 – 24 year olds were more likely to indicate they don’t know who would make a better Prime Minister (28%). Comments »
Q. Who do you think would be the best Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard?
| % | |
| Tony Abbott | 37% |
| Julia Gillard | 47% |
| Don’t know | 17% |
Just under half (47%) of those surveyed think that Gillard would make a better Prime Minister, 37% selected Abbott and 17% don’t know.
Results followed party lines – 78% of Labor voters selected Gillard and 79% of Coalition voters selected Abbott.
61% of Green voters think that Gillard would make a better Prime Minister than Abbott.
Males were more likely than females to select Abbott (40% v 34%). 46% of males and 47% of females chose Gillard.
People aged 65 years and over were more likely to think Abbott would make a better Prime Minister (47%) and people aged 18 – 24 were more likely to indicate they don’t know (31%). Comments »
Q. And who do you think would be the best Prime Minister out of Kevin Rudd and Joe Hockey?
| % | |
| Kevin Rudd | 53% |
| Joe Hockey | 27% |
| Don’t know | 20% |
In a choice between Rudd and Hockey as Prime Minister – over half (53%) think Rudd would make a better Prime Minister, 27% prefer Hockey and 20% don’t know.
Results followed party lines – 88% of Labor voters prefer Rudd and 56% of Coalition voters prefer Hockey.
Hockey performs better than Rudd amongst those that don’t know which party they will vote for in the next Federal election (50%).
People aged 65 years and over were more likely to prefer Hockey (42%) and 18 – 24 year olds were more likely to indicate they don’t know (31%). Comments »
Better PM, Gillard, preferred PM, Prime Minister, rudd
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard?
| Total | Male | Female | Labor | Coalition | Greens | |
| Kevin Rudd | 45% | 50% | 40% | 69% | 31% | 39% |
| Julia Gillard | 26% | 23% | 29% | 22% | 27% | 42% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 27% | 31% | 9% | 41% | 19% |
When it comes to who people think would make a better Prime Minister – 45% support Kevin Rudd, 26% support Julia Gillard and 29% don’t know.
Labor voters were more likely to support Rudd (69%), Green voters were more likely to support Gillard (42%) and Coalition voters were more likely to indicate they don’t know who would make a better Prime Minister (41%).
Males were more likely to think Rudd would make a better Prime Minister (50%), while females were more likely to prefer Gillard (29%).
In terms of age differences, support was strongest for Rudd amongst the 18 – 24 year olds (55%). Rudd’s support decreases as age increases with 40% of people aged 55 years and over favouring Rudd as Prime Minister. Comments »
Andrew Robb, Joe Hockey, Julie Bishop, Liberal, Liberal Party, malcolm turnbull, preferred PM, tony abbott
Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Liberal Party?
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| Total | Labor | Coalition | Greens | |||
| Joe Hockey | 17% | 16% | 22% | 27% | 28% | 14% |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 13% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 20% | 14% |
| Tony Abbott | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 3% |
| Julie Bishop | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 9% |
| Andrew Robb | * | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | * |
| Someone else | 20% | 24% | 19% | 19% | 14% | 27% |
| Don’t know | 32% | 33% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 33% |
* Not asked. Brendan Nelson (3%) and Greg Hunt (1%) were included in the July poll.
22% of people think Joe Hockey would make the best leader of the Liberal Party, 14% prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 9% prefer Tony Abbott. Just under half (47%) do not think that any of those listed would be the best leader of the Liberal Party – 19% prefer someone else as leader and 28% don’t know.
28% of Coalition voters think that Joe Hockey would make the best leader of the Liberal party, 20% of these same voters prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 13% prefer Tony Abbott. Labor voters were more likely to think that Joe Hockey would make the best leader (27%).