Deakin is one of three key electorates in Queensland, NSW and Victoria surveyed exclusively after the federal leadership spill for Fairfax Media. Peter Dutton’s Queensland seat of Dickson and Craig Laundy’s electorate of Reid in NSW were also polled. Voters turned on the government in crucial marginal seats in Victoria and NSW. The primary vote in Deakin dropped from 50.03 per cent at the 2016 election to 42 in the latest poll. In Reid, the primary vote fell from 48.8 in 2016 to 43.1 in the poll. But voters kept their support steady in Dickson, where the primary vote was 44.56 per cent at the last election, compared to 44.5 in the new poll, suggesting Mr Dutton may keep his seat in Parliament despite his failed leadership challenge. Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House over the weekend. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen A convincing majority of Australians want Mr Morrison to make sure his government runs its full term, warning against a rush to the polls after the chaotic removal of Malcolm Turnbull last Friday.

Voters have panned the Liberal Party decision to dump Mr Turnbull and made it clear they do not want the new Prime Minister to withdraw from the Paris agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Coalition is ahead 52 per cent to 48 per cent in Reid. In Dickson, the Liberals lead in two-party-preferred terms 54 per cent to 46. Reid is held by one of Mr Turnbull’s strongest supporters, Mr Laundy, who has decided against serving in Mr Morrison’s ministry but rubbished claims he would leave Parliament early after the removal of his friend. The Dickson result is a positive sign for Mr Dutton after the byelection in the neighbouring seat of Longman on July 28, when the Liberal National Party saw its primary vote sink by 9.4 per cent to a damaging low of 29 per cent. The polling was conducted by ReachTEL over the weekend.

Asked whether the Liberal Party did the right thing in ending Mr Turnbull’s leadership on Friday, just 25.8 per cent of respondents in Deakin said yes, while 36.5 per cent of voters in Dickson and 35.2 per cent in Reid thought the party made the correct call. Across the three marginal seats in the three states, roughly two-thirds of voters said they did not want Mr Morrison to restore former prime minister Tony Abbott to federal cabinet. Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video The strong majority view was that Mr Abbott should stay on the backbench, a position backed by 63.8 per cent of voters in Reid, 73.9 per cent in Deakin and 61.3 per cent in Dickson.

Loading Mr Morrison is the preferred prime minister over Mr Shorten by 55 to 45 per cent in Reid and 58.6 to 41.4 per cent in Dickson, but only 51.9 to 48.1 per cent in Deakin. The findings also highlight the risk to the government in Mr Sukkar’s electorate, a result that may fuel speculation he could move to the neighbouring seat of Menzies if fellow conservative Kevin Andrews leaves Parliament. Voters were divided on Mr Morrison’s record as treasurer, with 33.2 per cent in Reid saying he did a “good job” compared with 36.5 per cent in Deakin and 35.3 per cent in Dickson. However, 41 per cent in Reid said he did an “average job” compared with 34.2 per cent in Deakin and 38.8per cent in Dickson.

Those who thought he did a “poor job” numbered 14.2 per cent in Reid, 16.4 per cent in Deakin and 17.4 per cent in Dickson. Deakin voters also want the government to stick with the Paris agreement on climate change.

Just 27.8 per cent of those polled said Australia should withdraw and 62.7 per cent said the nation should stick with its emissions reduction target.