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  • Dec, 2014

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    Bill Shorten leader at next election

    Q. Do you think Bill Shorten is likely or unlikely to still be the leader of the Labor Party at the next election?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Likely

    47%

    59%

    45%

    47%

    44%

    Unlikely

    20%

    12%

    28%

    13%

    29%

    Don’t know

    33%

    29%

    27%

    40%

    27%

    47% think that Bill Shorten is likely to still be leader of the Labor Party at the next election and 20% think it is unlikely.

    All voter groups were more likely to think he would still be leader.

  • Aug, 2014

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    Better Prime Minister

    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

     

    22 Oct 2013

    14 Jan 

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    8 April

    13 May

    11 June

    8 July

    Tony Abbott

    37%

    6%

    84%

    6%

    22%

    41%

    42%

    40%

    39%

    42%

    36%

    36%

    34%

    Bill Shorten

    36%

    73%

    2%

    55%

    31%

    22%

    31%

    30%

    33%

    32%

    37%

    40%

    37%

    Don’t know

    27%

    22%

    14%

    39%

    47%

    37%

    27%

    31%

    28%

    26%

    28%

    24%

    29%

    37% (up 3% since July) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (down 1%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 42% to 35% and women prefer Bill Shorten 36% to 33%.

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