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  • Sep, 2015

    Approval of Joe Hockey

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote Greens Vote other   Nov 2013 Aug 2014 Mar 2015 May 2015

    Pre-budget

    May 2015

    Post-budget

    Total approve 30% 9% 64% 8% 19% 45% 35% 27% 30% 34%
    Total disapprove 52% 77% 20% 84% 62% 28% 44% 51% 48% 44%
    Strongly approve 5% 1% 13% 2% 13% 11% 6% 6% 8%
    Approve 25% 8% 51% 8% 17% 32% 24% 21% 24% 26%
    Disapprove 24% 28% 16% 28% 36% 15% 20% 25% 25% 23%
    Strongly disapprove 28% 49% 4% 56% 26% 13% 24% 26% 23% 21%
    Don’t know 19% 14% 15% 8% 18% 27% 21% 22% 23% 22%

    30% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 52% disapprove. 19% could not give an opinion.

    Since May 2014 (post-budget), Hockey’s disapproval rating has risen from 44% to 52%. Overall his net approval rating has dropped from -10 to -22. This is lower than his pre-budget 2015 net approval rating of -18.

    64% of Liberal/National voters approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer – 20% disapprove. 77% of Labor and 84% of Greens voters disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer.

    By gender – 33% of men approve and 43% disapprove; 27% of women approve and 49% disapprove. Hockey’s approval rating by women is -22 and for men is -11.

  • May, 2015

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    Approval of Joe Hockey

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other/ Indep-endent   Nov 2013 Aug 2014 Mar 2015
    Total approve 30%   10% 63% 14% 18% 45% 35% 27%
    Total disapprove 48%   71% 19% 63% 59% 28% 44% 51%
    Strongly approve 6% 1% 13% 3% 1% 13% 11% 6%
    Approve 24% 9% 50% 11% 17% 32% 24% 21%
    Disapprove 25% 33% 15% 33% 30% 15% 20% 25%
    Strongly disapprove 23% 38% 4% 30% 29% 13% 24% 26%
    Don’t know 23% 19% 18% 23% 23% 27% 21% 22%

    30% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 48% disapprove. 23% could not give an opinion.

    This represents a change in net rating from -24 to -18 since this question was asked in March.

    By gender – 34% (+6) of men approve and 51% (-3) disapprove; 26% (-1) of women approve and 43% (-5) disapprove.

  • Mar, 2015

    Approval of Joe Hockey

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/ Indep-endent

     

    Nov 2013

    Aug 2014

    Total approve

    27%

     

    7%

    63%

    8%

    9%

    45%

    35%

    Total disapprove

    51%

     

    77%

    19%

    75%

    59%

    28%

    44%

    Strongly approve

    6%

    1%

    14%

    3%

    1%

    13%

    11%

    Approve

    21%

    6%

    49%

    5%

    8%

    32%

    24%

    Disapprove

    25%

    33%

    15%

    33%

    26%

    15%

    20%

    Strongly disapprove

    26%

    44%

    4%

    42%

    33%

    13%

    24%

    Don’t know

    22%

    15%

    18%

    16%

    32%

    27%

    21%

    27% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer and 51% disapprove. 22% could not give an opinion.

    This represents a change in net rating from -9 to -24 since this question was asked in August.

     

    By gender – 28% (-12) of men approve and 54% (+8) disapprove; 27% (-3) of women approve and 48% (+5) disapprove.

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