West Sydney voters keen on Rudd

VOTERS in key western Sydney seats say they're pleased Kevin Rudd's back as prime minister, but are split on whether he can lead Labor to an election victory.

In Penrith, in the federal seat of Lindsay, golf club manager Jeanette said she backed Mr Rudd to prevail over Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

"I don't think while they've got Abbott as leader it's going to win them any votes," Jeanette said.

"People would be more inclined to go with Rudd (than Abbott).

"Tony Abbott doesn't appeal to people, and he's not a strong enough character."

Labor's David Bradbury has a tenuous 1.1 per cent hold on the seat of Lindsay which takes in traditional blue-collar suburbs like Penrith, Cambridge Park, Werrington, Mt Pleasant, Kingswood and Emu Plains.

Werrington hotel employee Lynn said Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard "were as bad as each other".

"I think it's really unstable," she said from the Colonial Hotel.

However, she said she would "wait and see" what Mr Rudd did before the election.

In the neighbouring seat of McMahon, the Fairfield City Business Chamber welcomed Mr Rudd's return.

"I don't know that it's enough but it will close the gap," chamber president Vince Morizio told AAP.

He said local MP, Labor's new treasurer Chris Bowen, was liked in the area, but Labor had "hurt him in the last couple of years".

McMahon takes in suburbs including Fairfield, Greystanes, Smithfield and Wetherill Park and is held by Mr Bowen on a healthier 7.8 per cent margin.

Local baker Tony said Labor's chances would be boosted with Mr Rudd.

"I'm a Rudd supporter and I think it will help," he said from Smithfield.

"Rudd comes across as very personable."

Mr Rudd was sworn in again as prime minister on Thursday after beating Julia Gillard in a leadership ballot on Wednesday night.

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