Bishop leads Turnbull as better Coalition leader in Morgan poll
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
A small sample Morgan phone poll of 552, conducted 24-26 October, has Julie Bishop leading Malcolm Turnbull as preferred Coalition leader. Bishop has 34% (up 10 since May), to 25% for Turnbull (down 16), 14% for Abbott (up 7) and 6% for Barnaby Joyce (steady). Coalition voters put Turnbull ahead with 35%, to 25% for Bishop, 16% Abbott and 10%...