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Best leader of the Labor Party

1 Aug 2018

Q. Which of the following do you think would make the best leader of the Labor Party? 

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Aug 2015 Dec 2015 Mar 2016 Jul 2016 Nov 2016 Mar 2017 Aug 2017
Bill Shorten 19%   37% 12% 18% 7%   16% 13% 15% 27% 17% 21% 20%
Anthony Albanese 19%   17% 27% 14% 20%   12% 14% 14% 11% 12% 11% 13%
Tanya Plibersek 12%   13% 10% 28% 9%   13% 14% 14% 12% 14% 13% 13%
Chris Bowen 3%   3% 3% 3% 3%   5% 3% 7% 3% 4% 3% 4%
Tony Burke 2%   3% 2% 1% 4%   2% 2% 3%
Someone else 13%   5% 17% 12% 28%   18% 17% 18% 17% 18% 16% 13%
Don’t know 31%   22% 29% 23% 27%   36% 38% 32% 30% 32% 35% 34%

 

19% (down 1% since August) think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 19% (up 6%) prefer Anthony Albanese and 12% (down 1%) Tanya Plibersek. 13% prefer someone else and 31% don’t know.

Among Labor voters, 37% (up 3%) prefer Bill Shorten, 17% (up 2%) Anthony Albanese and 13% (down 2%) Tanya Plibersek.

Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 21% (-2%), Anthony Albanese 24% (+7%) and Tanya Plibersek 12% (+1%).

Preferences of women were Bill Shorten 17% (-), Anthony Albanese 14% (+4%) and Tanya Plibersek 12% (-2%).

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