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Better Prime Minister

11 Jun 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

22 Oct 2013

10 Dec

14 Jan 2014

11 Feb

11 Mar

8 April

13 May

Tony Abbott

36%

7%

81%

6%

31%

41%

43%

42%

40%

39%

42%

36%

Bill Shorten

40%

75%

6%

72%

28%

22%

33%

31%

30%

33%

32%

37%

Don’t know

24%

18%

14%

22%

41%

37%

24%

27%

31%

28%

26%

28%

40% (up 3% since May) of respondents think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (no change) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister.

Men prefer Bill Shorten 39% to 37% and women prefer Bill Shorten 42% to 34%.

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