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Better Prime Minister

13 Jan 2015

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 Green

Vote Other

 

Oct 2013

Mar 2014

June 2014

Sep 2014

Oct 2014

Nov 2014

Dec 2104

Tony Abbott

35%

7%

82%

6%

28%

41%

39%

36%

35%

38%

36%

31%

Bill Shorten

37%

73%

3%

71%

27%

22%

33%

40%

36%

32%

34%

36%

Don’t know

28%

20%

15%

23%

45%

37%

28%

24%

30%

30%

29%

33%

35% (up 4% since December) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (up 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

37% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 37% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 33%.

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