Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in box seat to win election Julia Gillard will take her new frontbench into the first parliamentary week of the election year on Monday. 55 per cent back decision for election to be held on September 14 Prime Minister Julia Gillard's satisfaction rating is 38 per cent Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's satisfaction rating is 36 per cent OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott will begin the parliamentary year on a high, with a new Galaxy poll showing he is likely to lead the Coalition to victory at the September 14 election. And Prime Minister Julia Gillard has not gained any poll bounce after announcing the election date almost eight months out, with Labor's primary vote stuck at an election-losing 35 per cent. The majority of voters agree with Ms Gillard's election timing and do not want an early rush to the ballot box, according to a Galaxy poll commissioned by News Limited. But a similar proportion of people do not believe Ms Gillard's stated motive in announcing the date so early was to provide certainty to the country. PEP TALK: Prime Minister Julia Gillard urges Labor candidates to sell the message to voters at a Labor Candidate Information Day in Canberra yesterday. The findings come after a week of high drama in politics that also saw former Labor MP Craig Thomson arrested on fraud charges and two ministers, Nicola Roxon and Chris Evans, quit their posts. Labor's brand has also taken a battering with an inquiry into corruption in the former NSW Labor government, which has sparked new rules for Labor MPs in that state to disclose their incomes and financial interests of family members. The survey of 1015 voters over the past three days found the Coalition's primary vote was steady at 48 per cent. This would put Mr Abbott's party in line to win the election by 54 per cent to 46 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis, if preferences flowed in a similar way to the last election. The result could see the Coalition pick up an extra 14 seats if there was a uniform swing across the nation, Galaxy chief David Briggs said. In a warning to both political leaders, almost six out of every 10 people said they were dissatisfied with the way they were doing their jobs. Tony Abbott has started the 2014 election campaign in pole position - according to a new Galaxy poll. Mr Abbott, however, will still take a boost from the poll results when Parliament resumes tomorrow. In one positive for Ms Gillard, Labor has avoided a brawl over who will replace Senator Evans as Leader of the Government in the Senate. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will take on the most senior role, with Finance Minister Penny Wong as deputy. Human Services Minister Kim Carr, a Kevin Rudd supporter, was floated as a candidate but has told colleagues he will not contest the position. Ms Gillard yesterday delivered a pep talk to Labor candidates, telling them to explain to voters they were doing "the work of governing and we are not done yet." But senior ministers Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese were forced to fend off suggestions other senior members of the Government could quit. Wayne Swan's office has also scotched a rumour he may retire, saying he will recontest his marginal north Brisbane seat of Lilley. Opposition frontbencher Christopher Pyne compared the Government to the film Downfall, about the collapse of Hitler's Third Reich. Incoming Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, who has previously compared Mr Abbott to Nazi Joseph Goebbels, said the comments were "deeply hurtful to Holocaust survivors."