ne . ▁ ▁Br end an ▁Nelson ▁was ▁elected ▁leader ▁by ▁ 4 5 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 4 2 , ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Bishop ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁leader . ▁A ▁New sp oll ▁survey ▁taken ▁after ▁the ▁Liberal ▁leadership ▁change ▁revealed ▁a ▁preferred - prime - minister ▁rating ▁of ▁Rud d ▁ 6 1 ▁per ▁cent ▁to ▁Nelson ▁ 1 4 ▁per ▁cent , ▁with ▁Turn b ull ▁twice ▁as ▁popular ▁as ▁Nelson . ▁New sp oll ' s ▁subsequent ▁pol ling ▁saw ▁new ▁New sp oll ▁records ▁set , ▁at ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁rating ▁for ▁preferred ▁prime ▁minister , ▁to ▁ 9 ▁per ▁cent ▁for ▁the ▁worst ▁rating ▁for ▁preferred ▁prime ▁minister , ▁with ▁the ▁next ▁poll ▁results ▁reve aling ▁another ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 3 ▁to ▁ 7 ▁per ▁cent . ▁A ▁new ▁two ▁party ▁preferred ▁record ▁was ▁also ▁set , ▁at ▁ 6 3 ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁per ▁cent ▁Labor ' s ▁way . ▁ ▁Post - e lection , ▁A LP ▁secretary ▁Tim ▁G art rell ▁commented ▁on ▁pre - e lection ▁campaign ▁bill board ▁ad s ▁featuring ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁John ▁Howard ▁stating ▁" Work ing ▁families ▁in ▁Australia ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁better ▁off ", ▁which ▁looked ▁like ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁advert is ements , ▁were ▁actually ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party . ▁Liberal ▁leader ▁Br end an ▁Nelson ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁had ▁listened ▁and ▁learned ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁public ▁and ▁declared ▁Work Cho ices ▁" de ad ".