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Better Prime Minister

6 Oct 2015

Q: Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten? 

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other   Sep 2015   Abbott Shorten

Sep 2015

Malcolm Turnbull 48% 28% 80% 34% 36% 53% 32%
Bill Shorten 19% 41% 5% 27% 12% 17% 35%
Don’t know 33% 30% 14% 39% 51% 30% 32%

48% (down 5% from 2 weeks ago) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 19% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

50% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 20% prefer Bill Shorten.

46% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 18% prefer Bill Shorten.

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