Jacinda Ardern tops the list of most trusted politician while Pauline Hanson beats Bill and Scott

Jacinda Ardern (pictured) has been voted as country’s most trusted politician, a new poll reveals 

Jacinda Ardern has beaten the likes of Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison to the top spot after she was voted as the country’s most trusted politician – even though she’s not Australian.

The New Zealand Prime Minister’s landslide popularity was revealed after Research Company Millward Brown asked 1,4000 Australians to score 12 politicians out of 100, based on six attributes: relevance, integrity, shared values, commitment, affinity and follow through.

The 38-year-old Labour Party leader was the outright winner with a high score of 77, while Labor’s Leader of the Senate Penny Wong trailed behind in second place with a score of just 53.

Unexpectedly, founder and One Nation Party Leader Pauline Hanson scored higher than both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.  

The results could reignite concerns voters will flock to fringe parties at the impending Federal Election.  

Australia’s divisive One Nation Party has capitalised on voter frustrations, finding a niche appetite for its anti-immigration stance and socially conservative message. 

The party won four upper house Senate seats in 2016 and has since rattled mainstream parties in regional elections.

Founder and leader of the One Nation Party Pauline Hanson (pictured) came in with a score of just 44 - beating both Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten

Founder and leader of the One Nation Party Pauline Hanson (pictured) came in with a score of just 44 – beating both Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured) narrowly beat his rival Bill Shorten with a score of 43

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured) narrowly beat his rival Bill Shorten with a score of 43

In November last year One Nation won almost 14 percent of a vote in the state of Queensland, which saw nearly a third of voters flee the two major parties. 

And with neither major party likely to win a majority in the Senate – they will likely have to deal with a chaotic Senate that will require them to cut deals with a range of minor parties.

Although Hanson proved more ‘trustworthy’ than Shorten and Morrison, a number of other politicians came in higher than her in the poll. 

Completing the top five was former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop with 52, Labor Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek with 50 and Labor’s Anthony Albanese with 46.

Greens’ Leader Richard Di Natale came sixth with a score of 45, and Hanson’s score of 44 allowed her to sit in seventh place. 

Next were current Prime Minister Scott Morrison with 43, and Bill Shorten with 42.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott only amassed a score of 36, while Home Affairs Minister secured a score of just 34 and Leader of the United Australia Party Clive Palmer only reached a score of 30.  

Research Company Millward Brown asked 1, 4000 Australians to score 12 politicians out of 100, based on six attributes: relevance, integrity, shared values, commitment, affinity and follow through.

Research Company Millward Brown asked 1, 4000 Australians to score 12 politicians out of 100, based on six attributes: relevance, integrity, shared values, commitment, affinity and follow through.

Participants were also asked to relay who they intended to vote for in the upcoming Federal Election and who they would prefer to be Prime Minister.

Adern was exempt from the preferred Prime Minister question, leaving Bishop to take the top spot as the most favourable politician for the top government job.

But one in four respondents said they were not impressed by the politicians on offer.

Chief strategy officer for OPR, Kaz Scott, said Ardern’s unwavering popularity was largely down to the perception she ‘represents her country well’ and people thought of her as an ‘inspirational leader’.

Another survey, conducted by The AustraliaInstitute in April, examined how many Australians were able to recognise and knew of current and recent Ministers and Shadow Ministers.

In another survey conducted by The AustraliaInstitute more respondents recognised Bill Shorten (pictured) than Prime Minister Scott Morrison

In another survey conducted by The AustraliaInstitute more respondents recognised Bill Shorten (pictured) than Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Out of 1,426 Australians 77 per cent recognised Bill Shorten, while alarmingly only 75 per cent recognised the country’s current Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

While little over a quarter of respondents (28 per cent) recognised Nationals leader Michael McCormack.

When questioned on which current ministers they had heard of more people said Bishop than Morrison.

Ben Oquist, Executive Director of the Australia Institute, said the results actually ‘made sense’.

‘It makes sense that Bill Shorten has pipped Scott Morrison for most recognised leader given he has been Leader for five years longer than Morrison,’ Mr Oquist said.

‘Shorten aside, Penny Wong is the most recognised Shadow Minister overall. Senator Wong is more well-known than almost all of the current Cabinet.

‘Michael McCormack has also suffered from the same fate as Morrison with his relatively short tenure the likely cause of his low 28% recognition among voters,’ he concluded.

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