Performance of Scott Morrison
Q Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Mar’20 | Feb’20 | Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 41% | 39% | 40% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% |
| NET: Disapprove | 49% | 52% | 52% | 43% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Base (n) | 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 | 11% | 4% | 23% | 1% | 9% |
| Approve | 31% | 15% | 54% | 14% | 29% |
| Disapprove | 23% | 31% | 16% | 23% | 26% |
| Strongly disapprove | 26% | 44% | 3% | 56% | 30% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| NET: Approve | 41% | 19% | 77% | 16% | 38% |
| NET: Disapprove | 49% | 75% | 19% | 79% | 55% |
| Base (n) | 1,096 | 347 | 359 | 92 | 171 |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating is now at 41% and still has not recovered following the fall from 45% at the end of last year.
- Now 49% disapprove of his performance, which shows no change from January (52%).
- However, the PM’s approval rating among Coalition voters remains high, 77% approval (78% in Feb’20).
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 48% |
| NET: Disapprove | 43% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% | 36% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 12% | 3% | 27% | 3% | 9% |
| Approve | 32% | 18% | 55% | 24% | 19% |
| Disapprove | 21% | 32% | 13% | 19% | 25% |
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 36% | 1% | 46% | 35% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 12% |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 21% | 82% | 27% | 28% |
| NET: Disapprove | 43% | 68% | 13% | 66% | 60% |
| Base (n) | 1
,035 |
339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating is now 45% and on par with Nov’19.
- While the PM’s approval has remained steady, disapproval scores have been increasing from 34% in July to 43% in December.
- The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 82% approval (on par with 83% approval last month).
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 48% |
| NET: Disapprove | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% | 36% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 12% | 4% | 27% | 2% | 3% |
| Approve | 33% | 22% | 56% | 13% | 31% |
| Disapprove | 21% | 32% | 10% | 28% | 27% |
| Strongly disapprove | 20% | 32% | 2% | 43% | 27% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 11% | 5% | 15% | 12% |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 25% | 83% | 15% | 34% |
| NET: Disapprove | 41% | 64% | 11% | 71% | 54% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 325 | 377 | 107 | 155 |
- There is a slight drop in the approval rating of the Prime Minister this month, with the 45% of participants approving of the job, down from 47% last month and 49% in September.
- The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 83% approval (on par with 84% approval last month), compared to just 11% of Coalition voters who disapprove.
- The main drivers of the decline in the PMs approval rating are men (approval now at 47%, down from 53% in October), Queensland residents (40%, down from 47% last month) and residents aged 18-34 (41%, down from 50% last month).
Malcolm Turnbull
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2016 | June 2016 | Dec 2015 | |||
| Total Approve | 37% | 18% | 75% | 17% | 20% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 56% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 48% | 70% | 17% | 72% | 69% | 47% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 46% | 40% | 23% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 2% | 11% | – | 2% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Approve | 32% | 16% | 64% | 17% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 43% | ||
| Disapprove | 29% | 42% | 15% | 37% | 40% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 24% | 16% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 19% | 28% | 2% | 35% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 7% | ||
| Don’t know | 15% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
37% approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister (up 2% from last month), and 48% disapproved (up 1% from last month).
75% of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing, compared to 18% of ALP voters and 17% of Greens voters.
Preferred Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2016 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 39% | 11% | 85% | 12% | 34% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 54% | 54% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 31% | 61% | 4% | 59% | 17% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 15% | 15% | ||
| Don’t know | 30% | 27% | 11% | 30% | 49% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% |
39% thought that Malcolm Turnbull would make a better Prime Minister (unchanged from last month), and 31% thought Bill Shorten would be better (up 3%).
The results were split by party, with 85% of Liberal/National voters saying that Malcolm Turnbull would be a better Prime Minister, and 61% of ALP voters saying the Bill Shorten would.
Greens voters preferred Bill Shorten (59% preferred) to Turnbull (12%).
Approval of Malcolm Turnbull
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
Mar 2016 |
| Total approve | 39% | 21% | 69% | 31% | 16% | 47% | 56% | 56% | 51% | 51% | 45% | ||
| Total disapprove | 39% | 60% | 19% | 52% | 50% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Strongly approve | 7% | 4% | 15% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 6% | ||
| Approve | 32% | 17% | 54% | 30% | 15% | 36% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 43% | 39% | ||
| Disapprove | 23% | 35% | 15% | 21% | 27% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 24% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 16% | 25% | 4% | 31% | 23% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 11% | ||
| Don’t know | 22% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 34% | 35% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 21% |
39% (down 6% since last month) of respondents approve of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister and 39% (up 4%) disapprove – a net approval rating of zero (down 10).
69% (down 6%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance with 19% (up 6%) disapproving. 21% (down 3%) of Labor voters and 31% (up 8%) of Greens voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance.
By gender, men were 41% approve/42% disapprove and women 37% approve/37% disapprove.
Better Prime Minister
Q: Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Sep 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
Mar 2016 |
|
| Malcolm Turnbull | 44% | 17% | 79% | 31% | 37% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 22% | 52% | 3% | 40% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | ||
| Don’t know | 34% | 31% | 18% | 29% | 53% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% |
44% (down 4%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 22% (up 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
49% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 22% prefer Bill Shorten.
39% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 23% prefer Bill Shorten.
Approval of Malcolm Turnbull
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Malcolm Turnbull as Opposition leader
Nov 2009 |
Tony Abbott as PM
Sep 2015 |
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| Total approve | 47% | 38% | 70% | 40% | 24% | 25% | 33% | ||
| Total disapprove | 17% | 23% | 7% | 31% | 36% | 55% | 57% | ||
| Strongly approve | 11% | 4% | 22% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 9% | ||
| Approve | 36% | 34% | 48% | 36% | 21% | 23% | 24% | ||
| Disapprove | 11% | 16% | 4% | 22% | 20% | 33% | 25% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 6% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 22% | 32% | ||
| Don’t know | 35% | 37% | 22% | 29% | 40% | 19% | 10% |
47% of respondents approve of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister and 17% disapprove – a net approval rating of +30.
70% of Liberal/National voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance with 7% disapproving. 38% of Labor voters and 40% of Greens voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance.
By gender, men were 51% approve/20% disapprove and women 43% approve/16% disapprove.
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