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Better Prime Minister

15 Apr 2013

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

 

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Vote ALP

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Julia Gillard

53%

41%

39%

40%

37%

40%

43%

42%

39%

39%

37%

81%

6%

62%

Tony Abbott

26%

36%

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37%

37%

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6%

78%

6%

Don’t know

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32%

37% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott. This is the first time since August 2012 that Tony Abbott has been preferred over Julia Gillard.

Men prefer Tony Abbott 42%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 38%/36%.

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