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 |
|
Oct 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
July 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
38% |
7% |
85% |
12% |
29% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
32% |
63% |
2% |
56% |
30% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
37% |
36% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
30% |
29% |
13% |
32% |
41% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
29% |
27% |
30% |
38% (up 3% since September) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 32% (down 4%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister. This is Tony Abbott’s best figure since April.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 41% to 33% and women prefer Tony Abbott 36% to 30%.