PM finds his stride as he walks the walk on street cred

The Prime Minister walked through two marginal electorates at the weekend.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and wife Jenny arrive at a Liberal National Party campaign rally in Brisbane, yesterday. Picture: AAP

Street walks for political leaders amid a federal election campaign can be a risky business but Scott Morrison has found his stride, apparently at ease talking to business owners, students, parents, babies and even four-legged canine friends.

The Prime Minister walked through two marginal electorates at the weekend, in Reid (held by the Liberal Party on 4.7 per cent) and Petrie (a Liberal seat on 1.65 per cent) holding hands with wife Jenny as he made small talk with voters.

While there were many who did not recognise Mr Morrison and the occasional few who stuck their finger up while he was not looking, Petrie resident Margaret Weiks said he came across well after having her photo taken with him.

Another woman remarked he looked like an “average punter bloke” as he posed for the cameras with two kids.

Ms Weiks, a retired aged-care worker, said she had been a lifelong Labor voter until the last election and did not believe the ALP would put more funding into hospitals.

Liberal sources said voters should expect to see more of Mr Morrison on the streets, noting it was a type of campaigning with which he was comfortable.

Labor won’t let him forget his one noticeable stuff up so far — using the Chinese phrase for hello, ni hao, to greet a woman while he was campaigning in Reid.

She politely informed him she was Korean.