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Approval of the Opposition Leader
Q. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader?
12 Jan 09 9 Feb 09 30 Mar 09 18 May 09 29 Jun 09 10 Aug 09 28 Sept 09 9 Nov 09 30 Nov 09 Strongly approve 4% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2% Approve 37% 29% 25% 28% 20% 20% 24% 26% 23% Disapprove 21% 26% 31% 28% 31% 30% 35% 30% 33% Strongly disapprove 9% 17% 17% 21% 26% 28% 18% 20% 22% Don’t know 29% 24% 24% 21% 19% 20% 21% 20% 19% Total approve 41% 32% 28% 30% 24% 22% 27% 29% 25% Total disapprove 30% 43% 48% 49% 57% 58% 53% 50% 55% 25% of people surveyed approve of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader and 55% disapprove. Turnbull’s approval rating has decreased four percentage points since we last asked this question and his disapproval rating has seen five percent increase.
Approval followed party lines – Coalition voters were more likely to approve (41%), while Labor voters were more likely to disapprove (62%). However, just under half (46%) of Coalition voters disapprove of the job Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader.
Malcolm Turnbull’s net rating is -30%, compared to -21% earlier this month.
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Approval of the Opposition Leader
Q. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader?
29% of people surveyed approve of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader and 50% disapprove. Turnbull’s approval rating has increased slightly since we last asked this question (+2%), and his disapproval rating has seen a slight decrease (-3%).
Approval followed party lines – Coalition voters were more likely to approve (56%), while Labor voters were more likely to disapprove (70%). 28% of Coalition voters disapprove of the job Turnbull is doing as Opposition Leader.
Malcolm Turnbull’s net rating of -21% is a 5 point improvement on the September result and his best result since May.