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 compared to expectations
Q. Since the federal election in May 2019, how has the performance of Scott Morrison compared to your expectations?
| Performance of Scott Morrison | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
| Total | NET: Approve | NET: Disapprove | Don’t know | Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | |
| Has exceeded my expectations | 11% | 22% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 22% | 6% | 8% |
| Has met my expectations | 41% | 66% | 12% | 53% | 27% | 60% | 34% | 25% |
| Has fallen short of my expectations | 47% | 12% | 86% | 41% | 69% | 18% | 60% | 67% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 441 | 461 | 133 | 339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- 66% of participants who approve of the PM’s performance say he has met their expectations, compared to just 12% of those who disapprove of his performance.
- Again, Coalition voters are most likely to say Scott Morrison has met their expectations (60%) than other voters (28%).
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).
Preferred Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would makes the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?
| Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| Scott Morrison | 44% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 43% |
| Anthony Albanese | 28% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 31% | 32% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Gender | Age | ||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
| Scott Morrison | 44% | 47% | 41% | 38% | 40% | 52% |
| Anthony Albanese | 28% | 30% | 25% | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 23% | 34% | 29% | 35% | 22% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 526 | 549 | 327 | 371 | 377 |
- More than two-fifths of participants think that Scott Morrison makes the better PM (44%), which is on par with previous months from mid-2019 (between 43% and 46% since June).
- 29% don’t know who would make the better PM between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese.
Approval of Government Ministers
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job the following people are doing as Government Ministers?
|
Total approve |
Total dis-approve |
Net score |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Dis-approve |
Strongly dis-approve |
Don’t know |
|
| Malcolm Turnbull – Communications |
44% |
31% |
+13 |
8% |
36% |
18% |
13% |
25% |
| Julie Bishop – Foreign Affairs |
41% |
38% |
+3 |
12% |
29% |
18% |
20% |
22% |
| George Brandis – Attorney General |
33% |
31% |
+2 |
7% |
26% |
15% |
16% |
36% |
| Scott Morrison – Immigration and Border Protection |
38% |
39% |
-1 |
14% |
24% |
17% |
22% |
24% |
| Greg Hunt – Environment |
28% |
39% |
-11 |
5% |
23% |
18% |
21% |
34% |
| Joe Hockey – Treasurer |
36% |
48% |
-12 |
10% |
26% |
21% |
27% |
15% |
| Christopher Pyne – Education |
29% |
47% |
-18 |
7% |
22% |
20% |
27% |
24% |
Malcolm Turnbull (+13) received the highest rating while Christopher Pyne (-18), Joe Hockey (-12) and Greg Hunt (-11) receive substantial negative ratings. Respondents were divided over the performance of Julie Bishop (+3), George Brandis (+2) and Scott Morrison (-1).
Liberal voters were most approving of Joe Hockey (78% approve), Julie Bishop (74%), Malcolm Turnbull (72%) and Scott Morrison (70%).
Approval of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison in handling the issue of asylum seekers?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
18% |
72% |
7% |
33% |
|
| Total disapprove |
39% |
59% |
12% |
83% |
45% |
|
| Strongly approve |
13% |
3% |
28% |
5% |
8% |
|
| Approve |
26% |
15% |
44% |
2% |
25% |
|
| Disapprove |
19% |
26% |
9% |
25% |
25% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
20% |
33% |
3% |
58% |
20% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
23% |
15% |
9% |
22% |
39% approve of the performance of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison in handling the issue of asylum seekers and 39% disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (72%) and aged 55+ (53%).
Those most likely to disapprove were Labor voters (59%), Greens voters (83%) and aged under 35 (46%).
The polling that drives dog whistle politics … and may cure them
First published on The Drum: 01/03/2011
Here is the polling that is driving Scott Morrison’s subterranean attack on Muslims, confirmation that a majority of Australians are concerned about their numbers.
For too long conservative blowhards like Morrison have been running agendas that directly reference these findings but because they have remained hidden in a desk drawer they are merely debating an issue.
After much soul-searching, Essential has decided to commit an act of political interruption. We debated whether it was worth giving voice to these attitudes long and hard, but we believe getting this stuff out in the open is the only way to silence the dog whistle.
Q. Are you concerned about the number of Muslim people in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | ||
| Total concerned | 57% | 50% | 69% | 32% | |
| Total not concerned | 38% | 46% | 28% | 68% | |
| Very Concerned | 28% | 21% | 37% | 12% | |
| Somewhat concerned | 29% | 29% | 32% | 20% | |
| Not very concerned | 21% | 23% | 19% | 27% | |
| Not at all concerned | 17% | 23% | 9% | 41% | |
| Don’t know/Refused | 5% | 4% | 2% | — |
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