What voters really think of Peter Dutton as Prime Minister

ONLY one in 10 voters thinks Peter Dutton should be the leader of the Liberal party — and a whopping number of Liberal voters will be less likely to vote for the Coalition if he is PM, a new poll has revealed.

JUST 10 per cent of voters think Peter Dutton should be the leader of the Liberal party, a new poll has revealed.

And 55.5 per cent of Australians will be less likely to vote for the Coalition — including 50.3 per cent of Liberal voters if he is prime minister at the next election.

A ReachTEL survey of the 2,430 residents across Australia last night, commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, found Labor leads the Coalition 53-47.

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Few voters think Peter Dutton should lead the Liberals. Picture: Kym Smith

Just under 40 per cent of voters believed Malcolm Turnbull should lead the government to the next federal election, with Julie Bishop (29.2 per cent) the next favoured.

Among Liberal voters 55 per cent supported Mr Turnbull while just 12.5 per cent favoured Mr Dutton.

When asked if you be more or less likely to vote for a Liberal Party with Peter Dutton as the Leader, 55.5 per cent of voters said less likely.

About 23 per cent said more likely with 21.5 per cent said their vote would not change.

Among Liberal voters, 50.3 per cent said they would be less likely to vote for a Dutton government.

The Liberal primary vote across the country was 30.4 per cent, behind Labor’s 33.4 per cent.

About 9 per cent of voters would vote One Nation with their first preference with 10 per cent saying they would vote Greens.

About 41 per cent of undecided voters had a slight leaning to the Liberals.

The government has torn itself to shreds this morning, with Malcolm Turnbull having lost support from cabinet minister Mathias Cormann, Michaelia Cash and Mitch Fifield.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this morning said he would like to see the leaders of the nation concentrate on the issues affecting the people of the nation.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has hit out at the federal government. Picture: AAP Image/Stefan Postles

He said the contrast with where his government energies were devoted to what was happening in Canberra was stark.

“Today we are getting on with delivering on our commitments to cut power bills … Those up in Canberra are just scrambling in a circus to look after themselves it is a very clear contrast,” he said.

“But to be honest no matter who leads the Liberal party, they will be a Liberal. That means they are about cuts, closures and looking after big corporation instead of hard working households.

“I’m not too fussed about who leads the Liberal Party because they will be a Liberal, and that will be what will define them.”

— with James Dowling

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