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  • May, 2011

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

    Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
    31 May

    2010

    5 Jul 19 Jul 16 Aug 20 Sep 18 Oct 22 Nov 20 Dec 17 Jan 2011 14 Feb 14 Mar 11 Apr 9 May
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 46% 45% 45% 43% 43% 51% 48% 41% 37% 41%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 40% 37% 37% 38% 40% 36% 41% 46% 50% 48%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 13% 12% 10% 7% 10% 8% 9% 7% 7% 7%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 33% 33% 36% 36% 33% 43% 39% 34% 30% 34%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 24% 21% 20% 23% 24% 24% 25% 22% 25% 26%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 16% 16% 17% 15% 16% 12% 16% 24% 25% 22%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 13% 19% 18% 18% 17% 14% 11% 13% 13% 11%

    41% (up 4%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 48% (down 2% disapprove – a change in net rating from -13 to -7 over the last 4 weeks.

    86% of Labor voters approve (up 8%) and 10% disapprove (down 2%).

    By gender – men 38% approve/55% disapprove, women 45% approve/41% disapprove.

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  • Apr, 2011

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

    Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
    31 May

    2010

    5 Jul 19 Jul 16 Aug 20 Sep 18 Oct 22 Nov 20 Dec 17 Jan 2011 14 Feb 14 Mar 11 Apr
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 46% 45% 45% 43% 43% 51% 48% 41% 37%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 40% 37% 37% 38% 40% 36% 41% 46% 50%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 13% 12% 10% 7% 10% 8% 9% 7% 7%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 33% 33% 36% 36% 33% 43% 39% 34% 30%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 24% 21% 20% 23% 24% 24% 25% 22% 25%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 16% 16% 17% 15% 16% 12% 16% 24% 25%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 13% 19% 18% 18% 17% 14% 11% 13% 13%

    37% (down 4%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 50% (up 4%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -5 to -13 over the last 4 weeks.

    78% of Labor voters approve (down 9%) and 12% disapprove (up 5%).

    By gender – men 37% approve/53% disapprove, women 36% approve/47% disapprove.

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  • Mar, 2011

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

    Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
    31 May

    2010

    5 Jul 19 Jul 16 Aug 20 Sep 18 Oct 22 Nov 20 Dec 17 Jan 2011 14 Feb 14 Mar
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 46% 45% 45% 43% 43% 51% 48% 41%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 40% 37% 37% 38% 40% 36% 41% 46%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 13% 12% 10% 7% 10% 8% 9% 7%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 33% 33% 36% 36% 33% 43% 39% 34%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 24% 21% 20% 23% 24% 24% 25% 22%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 16% 16% 17% 15% 16% 12% 16% 24%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 13% 19% 18% 18% 17% 14% 11% 13%

    41% (down 7%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 46% (up 5%) disapprove – a change in net rating from +7 to -5 over the last 4 weeks.

    87% of Labor voters approve and 7% disapprove.

    By gender – men 41% approve/49% disapprove, women 42% approve/43% disapprove.

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  • Feb, 2011

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

    Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
    31 May 5 Jul 19 Jul 16 Aug 20 Sep 18 Oct 22 Nov 20 Dec 17 Jan 2011 14 Feb 2011
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 46% 45% 45% 43% 43% 51% 48%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 40% 37% 37% 38% 40% 36% 41%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 13% 12% 10% 7% 10% 8% 9%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 33% 33% 36% 36% 33% 43% 39%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 24% 21% 20% 23% 24% 24% 25%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 16% 16% 17% 15% 16% 12% 16%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 13% 19% 18% 18% 17% 14% 11%

    48% (down 3%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 41% (up 5%) disapprove – a change in net rating from +15 to +7 over the last 4 weeks.

    88% of Labor voters approve and 8% disapprove.

    By gender – men 45% approve/45% disapprove, women 51% approve/36% disapprove.

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  • Oct, 2010

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

      Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard
      31 May 5 Jul 19 Jul 26 Jul 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 20 Sep 18 Oct
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 49% 46% 45% 46% 45% 45%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 33% 38% 40% 40% 37% 37%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 12% 10% 13% 13% 12% 10%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 37% 36% 32% 33% 33% 36%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 19% 23% 24% 24% 21% 20%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 14% 15% 16% 16% 16% 17%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 17% 15% 15% 13% 19% 18%

     45% approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 37% disapprove – showing no change from last months ratings.

     89% of Labor voters approve and 3% disapprove.

    By gender – men 45% approve/41% disapprove, women 45% approve/35% disapprove. Comments »

  • Sep, 2010

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

    Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard


    31 May 5 Jul 19 Jul 26 Jul 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 20 Sep
    Total approve 41% 48% 52% 49% 46% 45% 46% 45%
    Total disapprove 47% 27% 30% 33% 38% 40% 40% 37%
    Strongly approve 7% 14% 11% 12% 10% 13% 13% 12%
    Approve 34% 34% 41% 37% 36% 32% 33% 33%
    Disapprove 25% 13% 17% 19% 23% 24% 24% 21%
    Strongly disapprove 22% 14% 13% 14% 15% 16% 16% 16%
    Don’t know 12% 26% 18% 17% 15% 15% 13% 19%

    45% approve Julia Gillard’s performance as Prime Minister and 37% disapprove. Since this question was asked last month, approval has decreased by 1% and disapproval decreased by 3%. 92% of Labor voters approve and only 1% disapprove. Among Liberal/National voters, 10% approve and 75% disapprove.

    By gender – men 42% approve/42% disapprove and women 46% approve/32% disapprove.

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