Satisfaction with Opposition Leader  - Historic Data
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Newspoll Date Satisfied Dissatisfied Uncommitted
  %  %  % 
15-17 June 2007 62 22 16
25-27 May 2007 64 17 19
11-13 May 2007 68 16 16
27-29 April 2007 64 18 18
13-15 April 2007 66 16 18
30 March-1 April 2007 66 14 20
16-18 March 2007 66 16 18
2-4 March 2007 62 18 20
16-18 February 2007 68 13 19
2-4 February 2007 60 15 25
19-21 January 2007 56 13 31
8-10 December 2006 41 10 49
24-26 November 2006 28 58 14
10-12 November 2006 34 50 16
27-29 October 2006 34 51 15
13-15 October 2006 32 54 14
22-24 September 2006 32 51 17
8-10 September 2006 31 53 16
25-27 August 2006 35 51 14
11-13 August 2006 34 50 16
28-30 July 2006 35 50 15
14-16 July 2006 34 49 17
30 June - 2 July 2006 32 50 18
16-18 June 2006 32 53 15
26-28 May 2006 32 53 15
12-14 May 2006 34 52 14
28-30 April 2006 31 57 12
7-9 April 2006 26 61 13
24-26 March 2006 29 58 13
10-12 March 2006 27 60 13
24-26 February 2006 33 52 15
10-12 February 2006 36 48 16
27-29 January 2006 32 48 20
13-15 January 2006 36 47 17
16-18 December 2005 33 51 16
2-4 December 2005 36 44 20
18-20 November 2005 35 51 14
4-6 November 2005 32 53 15
21-23 October 2005 31 50 19
7-9 October 2005 32 50 18
23-25 September 2005 33 49 18
9-11 September 2005 36 45 19
26-28 August 2005 32 50 18
12-14 August 2005 31 51 18
29-31 July 2005 34 46 20
15-17 July 2005 33 46 21
1-3 July 2005 39 45 16
17-19 June 2005 41 42 17
27-29 May 2005 47 36 17
13-15 May 2005 47 36 17
29 April - 1 May 2005 47 31 22
15-17 April 2005 52 28 20
1-3 April 2005 51 27 22
18-20 March 2005 49 30 21
4-6 March 2005 45 32 23
18-20 February 2005 43 26 31
4-6 February 2005 40 22 38
21-23 January 2005 34 50 16
17-19 December 2004 34 50 16
3-5 December 2004 38 46 16
19-21 November 2004 42 39 19
6-7 October 2004 54 31 15
1-3 October 2004 48 32 20
24-26 September 2004 51 32 17
17-19 September 2004 53 31 16
17-19 September 2004 53 31 16
10-12 September 2004 52 30 18
3-5 September 2004 49 34 17
27-29 August 2004 49 34 17
13-15 August 2004 51 32 17
30 Jul - 1 Aug 2004 47 36 17
16-18 July 2004 46 34 20
2-4 July 2004 49 35 16
18-20 June 2004 54 29 17
28-30 May 2004 54 30 16
14-16 May 2004 57 24 19
30 April - 2 May 2004 53 29 18
16-18 April 2004 59 26 15
2-4 April 2004 52 32 16
19-21 March 2004 66 15 19
5-7 March 2004 62 17 21
20-22 February 2004 58 22 20
6-8 February 2004 56 18 26
16-18 January 2004 49 18 33
12-14 December 2003 41 17 42
5-7 December 2003 32 17 51
28-30 November 2003 22 56 22
14-16 November 2003 28 53 19
31 Oct - 2 Nov 2003 28 54 18
17-19 October 2003 27 56 17
26-28 September 2003 26 56 18
12-14 September 2003 26 57 17
29-31 August 2003 25 58 17
15-17 August 2003 29 52 19
1-3 August 2003 29 53 18
18-20 July 2003 30 53 17
4-6 July 2003 35 49 16
20-22 June 2003 32 53 15
30 May-1 June 2003 25 60 15
16-18 May 2003 24 59 17
2-4 May 2003 23 62 15
11-13 April 2003 24 57 19
28-30 March 2003 23 61 16
21-23 March 2003 26 58 16
14-16 March 2003 27 52 21
28 Feb-2 Mar 2003 29 55 16
14-16 February 2003 31 53 16
31 Jan - 2 Feb 2003 35 45 20
17-19 January 2003 31 48 21
13-15 December 2002 32 48 20
29 Nov - 1 Dec 2002 34 43 23
15-17 November 2002 34 45 21
1-3 November 2002 34 45 21
18-20 October 2002 42 37 21
27-29 September 2002 36 39 25
13-15 September 2002 34 39 27
30 Aug - 1 Sept 2002 35 40 25
16-18 August 2002 35 42 23
2-4 August 2002 31 43 26
19-21 July 2002 34 40 26
5-7 July 2002 32 41 27
21 - 23 June 2002 33 43 24
31 May - 2 June 2002 35 35 30
17-19 May 2002 41 31 28
3-5 May 2002 35 35 30
19-21 April 2002 36 31 33
5-7 April 2002 35 34 31
22-24 March 2002 37 34 29
8-10 March 2002 36 32 32
22-24 February 2002 39 28 33
8-10 February 2002 32 28 40
18-20 January 2002 30 25 45
14-16 December 2001 30 25 45
7-8 November 2001 46 42 12
2-4 November 2001 51 39 10
26-28 October 2001 44 43 13
19-21 October 2001 52 35 13
12-14 October 2001 41 47 12
5-7 October 2001 42 45 13
21-23 Sept 2001 37 50 13
7-9 September 2001 37 47 16
31 Aug-2 Sept 2001 38 46 16
24-26 August 2001 39 48 13
10-12 August 2001 42 43 15
27-29 July 2001 39 46 15
13-15 July 2001 43 42 15
29 June - 1 July 2001 41 45 14
15-17 June 2001 39 46 15
1-3 June 2001 41 47 12
25-27 May 2001 40 45 15
18-20 May 2001 40 46 14
4-6 May 2001 40 46 14
20-22 April 2001 41 42 17
6-8 April 2001 38 50 12
23-25 March 2001 42 44 14
9-11 March 2001 39 47 14
23-25 February 2001 40 44 16
9-11 February 2001 40 45 15
19-21 January 2001 39 43 18
15-17 December 2000 43 43 14
1-3 December 2000 39 44 17
17-19 November 2000 38 44 18
3-5 November 2000 42 42 16
20-22 October 2000 42 43 15
6-8 October 2000 43 39 18
22-24 September 2000 45 41 14
8-10 September 2000 42 45 13
25-27 August 2000 41 46 13
11-13 August 2000 42 43 15
28-30 July 2000 39 47 14
14-16 July 2000 43 44 13
30 June - 2 July 2000 47 39 14
16-18 June 2000 42 42 16
26-28 May 2000 45 42 13
12-14 May 2000 46 41 13
28-30 April 2000 43 42 15
14-16 April 2000 42 42 16
31 March - 2 April 2000 42 44 14
17-19 March 2000 41 45 14
3-5 March 2000 39 44 17
18-20 February 2000 43 41 16
4-6 February 2000 45 37 18
21-23 January 2000 50 34 16
17-19 December 1999 51 36 13
3-5 December 1999 50 33 17
19-21 November 1999 51 35 14
5-7 November 1999 55 30 15
22-24 October 1999 51 33 16
8-10 October 1999 48 37 15
24-26 September 1999 55 29 16
10-12 September 1999 53 33 14
27-29 August 1999 46 37 17
13-15 August 1999 46 38 16
30 July - 1 Aug 1999 46 39 15
16-18 July 1999 49 35 16
2-4 July 1999 47 36 17
18-20 June 1999 43 39 18
28-30 May 1999 44 39 17
14-16 May 1999 48 37 15
30 April - 2 May 1999 51 34 15
9-11 April 1999 49 34 17
26-28 March 1999 45 36 19
12-14 March 1999 48 35 17
26-28 February 1999 51 32 17
12-14 February 1999 50 30 20
29-31 January 1999 50 32 18
15-17 January 1999 50 29 21
11-13 December 1998 50 33 17
27-29 November 1998 48 34 18
13-15 November 1998 54 31 15
30 Oct - 1 Nov 1998 56 27 17
16-18 October 1998 56 30 14
30 Sept - 1 Oct 1998 52 35 13
25-27 September 1998 49 36 15
18-20 September 1998 48 37 15
11-13 September 1998 48 35 17
4-6 September 1998 46 38 16
28-30 August 1998 44 39 17
14-16 August 1998 45 37 18
7-9 August 1998 44 36 20
24-26 July 1998 42 38 20
10-12 July 1998 43 37 20
26-28 June 1998 40 42 18
12-14 June 1998 43 39 18
29-31 May 1998 43 40 17
15-17 May 1998 43 41 16
17-19 April 1998 42 38 20
27-29 March 1998 43 36 21
13-15 March 1998 46 34 20
27 Feb - 1 March 1998 51 29 20
13-15 February 1998 55 27 18
30 Jan - 1 Feb 1998 49 29 22
16-18 January 1998 49 33 18
5-7 December 1997 48 34 18
21-23 November 1997 48 34 18
7-9 November 1997 49 34 17
24-26 October 1997 46 37 17
17-19 October 1997 45 33 22
10-12 October 1997 46 38 16
26-28 September 1997 44 37 19
19-21 September 1997 41 39 20
5-7 September 1997 45 39 16
22-24 August 1997 41 42 17
8-10 August 1997 43 34 23
25-27 July 1997 45 34 21
11-13 July 1997 42 41 17
27-29 June 1997 42 41 17
13-15 June 1997 43 38 19
30 May - 1 June 1997 38 40 22
16-18 May 1997 44 35 21
9-11 May 1997 40 37 23
2-4 May 1997 39 35 26
18-20 April 1997 39 39 22
4-6 April 1997 40 36 24
14-16 March 1997 43 33 24
28 Feb - 2 March 1997 46 33 21
14-16 February 1997 42 34 24
31 Jan - 2 Feb 1997 43 33 24
17-19 January 1997 41 34 25
13-15 December 1996 42 36 22
6-8 December 1996 43 34 23
22-24 November 1996 45 32 23
8-10 November 1996 41 32 27
25-27 October 1996 39 38 23
11-13 October 1996 44 33 23
20-22 September 1996 47 30 23
6-8 September 1996 46 29 25
23-25 August 1996 42 31 27
9-11 August 1996 46 26 28
26-28 July 1996 46 24 30
12-14 July 1996 48 25 27
28-30 June 1996 43 26 31
14-16 June 1996 45 21 34
24-26 May 1996 46 20 34
10-12 May 1996 47 17 36
26-28 April 1996 41 17 42
12-14 April 1996 39 15 46
29-31 March 1996 38 17 45
28-29 February 1996 50 42 8
23-25 February 1996 40 47 13
16-18 February 1996 44 42 14
9-11 February 1996 46 38 16
2-4 February 1996 45 42 13
19-21 January 1996 42 40 18
15-17 December 1995 37 49 14
8-10 December 1995 41 43 16
24-26 November 1995 37 47 16
10-12 November 1995 41 43 16
20-22 October 1995 42 43 15
6-8 October 1995 42 43 15
22-24 September 1995 44 42 14
8-10 September 1995 51 38 11
25-27 August 1995 50 36 14
11-13 August 1995 46 39 15
28-30 July 1995 49 37 14
14-16 July 1995 43 38 19
30 June - 2 July 1995 51 36 13
16-18 June 1995 46 40 14
2-4 June 1995 48 35 17
19-21 May 1995 49 35 16
5-7 May 1995 51 34 15
21-23 April 1995 47 34 19
7-9 April 1995 51 31 18
24-26 March 1995 49 31 20
10-12 March 1995 50 29 21
24-26 February 1995 47 27 26
10-12 February 1995 45 23 32
27-29 January 1995 24 58 18
13-15 January 1995 23 61 16
16-18 December 1994 20 65 15
2-4 December 1994 20 69 11
18-20 November 1994 22 62 16
4-6 November 1994 24 60 16
21-23 October 1994 22 61 17
7-9 October 1994 22 63 15
23-25 September 1994 24 59 17
16-18 September 1994 23 58 19
2-4 September 1994 24 55 21
19-21 August 1994 37 40 23
5-7 August 1994 34 41 25
22-24 July 1994 51 22 27
8-10 July 1994 54 20 26
24-26 June 1994 44 21 35
10-12 June 1994 40 18 42
27-29 May 1994 31 12 57
13-15 May 1994 26 58 16
29 April - 1 May 1994 22 59 19
15-17 April 1994 25 58 17
25-27 March 1994 28 57 15
11-13 March 1994 22 64 14
25-27 February 1994 26 60 14
11-13 February 1994 29 58 13
28-30 January 1994 28 57 15
14-16 January 1994 27 55 18
17-19 December 1993 30 56 14
3-5 December 1993 33 52 15
19-21 November 1993 30 53 17
5-7 November 1993 31 55 14
22-24 October 1993 35 49 16
8-10 October 1993 35 52 13
24-26 September 1993 37 47 16
17-19 September 1993 37 50 13
3-5 September 1993 35 54 11
20-22 August 1993 39 46 15
6-8 August 1993 32 55 13
23-25 July 1993 30 54 16
9-11 July 1993 30 53 17
25-27 June 1993 24 59 17
11-13 June 1993 26 59 15
28-30 May 1993 30 53 17
14-16 May 1993 33 51 16
30 April - 2 May 1993 25 59 16
16-18 April 1993 30 57 13
2-4 April 1993 29 60 11
19-21 March 1993 34 55 11
10-11 March 1993 44 46 10
5-7 March 1993 41 46 13
26-28 February 1993 38 48 14
19-21 February 1993 39 45 16
12-14 February 1993 40 48 12
5-7 February 1993 33 53 14
22-24 January 1993 38 48 14
19-20 December 1992 35 49 16
11-13 December 1992 32 56 12
4-6 December 1992 29 59 12
20-22 November 1992 29 56 15
6-8 November 1992 33 53 14
23-25 October 1992 31 53 16
9-11 October 1992 41 44 15
18-20 September 1992 35 51 14
4-6 September 1992 33 53 14
21-23 August 1992 38 44 18
7-9 August 1992 36 47 17
24-26 July 1992 38 49 13
10-12 July 1992 35 51 14
26-28 June 1992 38 46 16
12-14 June 1992 37 48 15
29-31 May 1992 40 44 16
15-17 May 1992 39 45 16
1-3 May 1992 41 44 15
10-12 April 1992 40 41 19
27-29 March 1992 46 37 17
13-15 March 1992 45 39 16
28 Feb - 1 March 1992 48 36 16
14-16 February 1992 47 36 17
31 Jan - 2 Feb 1992 52 32 16
17-19 January 1992 55 28 17
29 Nov - 1 Dec & 6-8 Dec 1991 51 31 18
22-24 November 1991 50 33 17
8-10 & 15-17 November 1991 36 42 22
11-13 & 18-20 October 1991 39 43 18
6-8, 20-22 & 27-29 September 1991 41 40 19
9-11 & 23-25 August 1991 45 34 21
12-14 & 26-28 July 1991 46 31 23
14-16 & 28-30 June 1991 38 39 23
3-5 & 17-19 May 1991 43 33 24
5-7 & 19-21 April 1991 41 35 24
1-3 & 15-17 March 1991 45 29 26
1-3, 15-17 & 22-24 February 1991 46 27 27
30 Nov - 2 Dec & 7-9 Dec 1990 48 25 27
9-11, 16-18 & 23-25 November 1990 45 26 29
5-7, 19-21 & 26-28 October 1990 47 26 27
7-9, 14-16 & 21-23 September 1990 48 24 28
10-12 & 24-26 August 1990 48 25 27
29 June - 1 July, 13-15 & 27-29 July 1990 43 23 34
1-3 & 15-17 June 1990 46 21 33
4-6 & 18-20 May 1990 42 19 39
20-22 April 1990 33 15 52
30 March - 1 April 1990 29 62 9
20-22 March 1990 27 64 9
16-18 March 1990 23 67 10
2-4 March 1990 24 65 11
2-4 & 16-18 February 1990 24 62 14
1-3 & 8-10 December 1989 28 56 16
10-12, 17-19 & 24, 26 November 1989 29 55 16
6-8 & 20-22 October 1989 25 61 14
8-10 & 22-24 September 1989 23 60 17
11-13 & 25-27 August 1989 27 57 16
7-9 & 21-23 July 1989 26 54 20
23-25 June 1989 28 49 23
2-4 & 16-18 June 1989 27 46 27
19-21 May 1989 22 50 28
5-7 May 1989 29 59 12
7-9 & 21-24 April 1989 29 60 11
3-5 & 17-19 March 1989 28 61 11
3-5 & 17-19 February 1989 32 57 11
2-4 & 9-11 December 1988 31 57 12
4-6 & 18-20 November 1988 30 61 9
7-9 & 21-23 October 1988 27 60 13
9-11 & 23-25 September 1988 28 63 9
29-31 July, 5-7 & 19-21 August 1988 28 62 10
8-10 & 22-24 July 1988 30 58 12
10-12 & 24-26 June 1988 32 56 12
27-29 May 1988 34 56 10
8-10 & 29 April - 1 May 1988 31 57 12
11-13 & 25-27 March 1988 35 50 15
12-14 & 26-28 February 1988 36 52 12
4-6 & 11-13 December 1987 38 52 10
20-22 & 27-29 November 1987 40 51 9
30 Oct - 1 Nov & 6-8 Nov 1987 39 49 12
2-4 & 16-18 October 1987 42 47 11
18-20 September 1987 40 48 12
31 July - 2 Aug & 21-23 Aug 1987 44 47 9
8-9 July 1987 40 52 8
6-8 July 1987 38 55 7
3-5 July 1987 35 56 9
26-28 June 1987 35 57 8
19-21 June 1987 31 60 9
12-14 June 1987 33 58 9
5-7 June 1987 32 60 8
15-17 May 1987 31 56 13
1-3 May 1987 30 57 13
3-5 & 10-12 April 1987 28 58 14
27-29 March 1987 30 60 10
13-15 March 1987 28 60 12
13-15 & 27 Feb - 1 March 1987 26 60 14
30 Jan - 1 Feb & 6-8 Feb 1987 26 60 14
12-14 December 1986 32 56 12
14-16 November 1986 29 58 13
17-19 October 1986 32 56 12
19-21 September 1986 38 49 13
22-24 August 1986 38 49 13
18-20 July 1986 31 53 16
20-22 June 1986 30 53 17
16-18 May 1986 32 51 17
18-20 April 1986 29 49 22
21-23 March 1986 23 56 21
21-23 February 1986 29 54 17
24-26 January 1986 34 49 17
13-15 December 1985 29 49 22
29 Nov - 1 Dec 1985 32 48 20
15-17 November 1985 45 36 19