If frontbenchers came to blows in the Commons, there would be no contest. According to Britons from each party with MPs in the hypothetical fight - it would be Ed Balls, Ed Balls, Ed Balls

Recently a brawl broke out in the Venezuelan parliament between the government and the opposition. Many of those involved in the fighting were injured. YouGov asked voters to imagine that this happened in Britain.

The findings were striking: when matched up against other frontbench MPs in the Commons, Britons were almost four times more likely to say Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls would come out on top than anyone else. 23% said Balls would be the last man standing, while 6% thought PM David Cameron would triumph over his fellow political heavyweights. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Chancellor George Osborne tied for last place.

For members of each party which has frontbench MPs in Parliament, Balls - who recently completed his second marathon - was the most popular pick, including 32% of Labour Party supporters, 26% of Lib Dems and 20% of Conservatives.

The picks in second came along more partisan lines - next in line for each party is the respective party leader (10% of Labour picked Ed Miliband, 13% of Tories picked Cameron, and 11% of Lib Dems picked Nick Clegg).

In the event of a one-on-one match-up between Shadow Chancellor and Chancellor, public confidence that Balls would reign victorious is greater still. Fully half (50%) of the nation think Balls would win in a fight with George Osborne, on whom only 12% would place their bets.

When asked who would win if Labour Leader Ed Miliband and PM David Cameron fought mano-a-mano, Britons were less decisive, but the Prime Minister comes out ahead. 36% picked Cameron, compared to 23% who said Ed Miliband would win.