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 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Jul 2016 | Aug 2016 | Sep 2016 | Oct 2016 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 40% | 18% | 79% | 20% | 31% | 53% | 54% | 48% | 40% | 39% | 40% | 41% | 41% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 28% | 58% | 6% | 37% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 28% | ||
| Don’t know | 32% | 24% | 15% | 43% | 47% | 30% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 30% | 31% | 33% | 31% |
40% (down 1% in last 4 weeks) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 28% (no change) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
46% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.
34% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.