Labor Poll Boost After Rudd Return What do people of McMahon really think of Labor? McMahon is held by a healthy 7.8 per cent margin by Labor's new treasurer Chris Bowen - but will locals vote Labor in the election? The resurrection of Kevin Rudd as Australia's Prime Minister has led to an immediate bounce in support for Labor, which has recorded a 6 per cent jump on a two-party preferred basis in the first poll conducted since the leadership showdown. But the national poll of 3000 Australians, conducted on Thursday night, still has the Opposition leading the Government despite a marked swing in support for Labor following the dumping of Julia Gillard. Kevin Rudd: the poll shows he is the preferred Prime Minister. The Coalition leads Labor 52-48 per cent in the two-party preferred vote after preferences are distributed, according to the 7News ReachTEL national poll released on Friday morning. But that represents a remarkable six per cent turnaround for Labor since last month, when a Gillard-led Labor party trailed the Opposition 58-42 per cent in the same category. Most of those polled also believed Kevin Rudd would make a better Prime Minister than Tony Abbott. Tony Abbott: still on course to win the election. Asked to choose who would be the better leader, 51.6 per cent of respondents chose Mr Rudd, compared to 48.4 per cent for Mr Abbott. That is in stark contrast to a poll conducted in early May, when Ms Gillard attracted 40.6 per cent of the vote compared to Mr Abbott's 59.4 per cent. Voters were fairly evenly split on the merits of the Labor leadership change. Of those polled, 44.1 per cent agreed with the decision to replace Ms Gillard with Mr Rudd, while 42.4 per cent disagreed. The remainder were undecided. Despite the upturn in support, the overwhelming majority still believed that Labor was heading for defeat in the upcoming Federal election. Asked if Labor could win the September 14 election under Mr Rudd, 56.9 per cent responded no, while 30.2 per cent said yes.