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Better Prime Minister

14 Jan 2014

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

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other/

indep-endent

 

22 Oct

12 Nov

10 Dec

Tony Abbott

42%

11%

84%

7%

28%

41%

42%

43%

Bill Shorten

31%

62%

3%

56%

25%

22%

27%

33%

Don’t know

27%

27%

12%

37%

48%

37%

31%

24%

42%  (down 1%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 31% (down 2%) favour Bill Shorten. 27% (up 3%) could not make a choice.

Tony Abbott is favoured 49%/30% among men and 36%/31% among women.

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