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Better Prime Minister

14 May 2012

Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

 

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Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Julia Gillard

53%

44%

41%

36%

39%

39%

41%

40%

38%

38%

83%

4%

69%

Tony Abbott

26%

33%

36%

40%

35%

36%

34%

37%

36%

37%

3%

79%

5%

Don’t know

21%

23%

24%

24%

26%

25%

25%

23%

25%

24%

15%

17%

27%

38% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (up 1%) prefer Tony Abbott – a net change from +2% to +1% for Julia Gillard.

Men prefer Tony Abbott 39%/37% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/36%.

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