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Leader of the Labor Party

4 Aug 2015

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

  Total   Men Women   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other
Bill Shorten 16% 20% 13% 34% 10% 4% 6%
Anthony Albanese 12% 13% 11% 13% 11% 18% 16%
Tanya Plibersek 13% 12% 14% 15% 10% 29% 7%
Chris Bowen 5% 7% 3% 3% 7% 7% 5%%
Someone else 18% 20% 17% 10% 26% 15% 35%
Don’t know 36% 29% 42% 25% 35% 27% 31%

16% think Bill Shorten would make the best leader of the Labor Party, 13% prefer Tanya Plibersek and 12% Anthony Albanese. 18% prefer someone else and 36% don’t know.

Among Labor voters, 34% prefer Bill Shorten, 15% Tanya Plibersek and 13% Anthony Albanese

Preferences of men were Bill Shorten 20%, Anthony Albanese 13% and Tanya Plibersek 12%.

Preferences of women were Tanya Plibersek 14%, Bill Shorten 13% and Anthony Albanese 11%.

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