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  • Nov, 2020

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    Performance of State Premiers

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job <NAME> is doing as State Premier?

    [Only asked in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and WA]

    TOTAL: Approve 16/11/20 02/11/20 19/10/20
    Gladys Berejiklian

    NSW

    75% 68% 67%
    Daniel Andrews

    VIC

    65% 61% 54%
    Annastacia Palaszczuk

    QLD

    65% 65% 62%
    Steven Marshall

    SA

    60% 71% 51%
    Mark McGowan

    WA

    87% 78% 84% 

     

     

     

    Gladys Berejiklian

    NSW

    Daniel Andrews

    VIC

    Annastacia Palaszczuk

    QLD

    Steven Marshall

    SA

    Mark McGowan

    WA

    Strongly approve 28% 28% 32% 24% 52%
    Approve 47% 37% 33% 37% 35%
    Disapprove 9% 14% 16% 14% 5%
    Strongly disapprove 8% 14% 11% 8% 2%
    Don’t know 8% 7% 8% 18% 6%
    TOTAL: Approve 75% 65% 65% 60% 87%
    TOTAL: Disapprove 17% 28% 27% 21% 7%
    Base (n) 307 278 219 66 98

     

    • In NSW, Gladys Berejiklian improved her approval ratings over the past two weeks with to 75% (68% earlier in November).
    • After the easing of lockdown restrictions and no number of new cases over the past two weeks, Daniel Andrews has seen his approval rating increase again to 65%. His disapproval rating has dropped from 40% in October to 28% this week.
    • Following her election victory in Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk remains on 65% approval.
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