Humza Yousaf has been mocked by opposition events after a brand new ballot discovered half of respondents say he's doing badly.

A YouGov survey of 1,100 Scots between June 26 and 29 reveals 50 % seen the Scottish First Minister as having completed a poor job since taking workplace.

The SNP chief, who took over from Nicola Sturgeon following her shock resignation in February, marked 100 days in energy final Friday.

Just 23 % endorsed his time in workplace which has seen the SNP in disaster over a police investigation into its funds.

Scottish Tory chairman Craig Hoy stated the "only surprise" from the ballot was that "just half those responding think Humza Yousaf's doing a terrible job".

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He added: "The First Minister has watched several of his flagship policies fall to pieces and his party descend into open warfare, and there's still a huge shadow over their conduct and murky finances.

"Meanwhile, whereas Humza pushes his independence obsession, the well being service is at breaking level, the ferries fiasco continues, public companies have been slashed and an additional £1billion black gap within the finances has been introduced.

"Anyone who doesn't find that disastrous must have been on the moon for the past 100 days."

And Scottish Labour deputy chief Jackie Baillie stated the First Minister had "somehow managed to fall short of the low expectations we had of him".

She stated: "He has been missing in action while Scots struggled with the worst cost of living crisis in decades and the NHS crisis he let spiral as health secretary.

"He failed as Transport Minister, Justice Secretary, Health Secretary - and now he's failing as First Minister too, leaving his get together and our nation in chaos."

Those polled were also given six topics and asked to evaluate Mr Yousaf's performance, including on the cost of living, where just 15 percent said he had done well, compared to 60 percent saying he had not.

On the ongoing investigation into the SNP's finances, 22 percent of respondents believed Mr Yousaf was doing a good job, compared to 48 percent who believed otherwise.

On Scottish independence, 18 percent believed he had handled the issue well, while 50 percent did not.

Some 17 percent approved of his stewardship of the economy, while 55 percent did not.

Elsewhere, 18 percent believed he had done a good job on healthcare, compared to 56 percent who did not and 20 percent believed his administration were handling climate change well, compared to 44 percent who believed the opposite.

A spokesman for the First Minister insisted recent polling has shown the SNP remains the "hottest get together in Scotland, which displays the file of supply of the brand new Scottish Government".

While the SNP remain in the lead, surveys in recent months have shown the gap to be reducing.

The spokesman added: "In his first hundred days, Humza Yousaf outlined the core missions of his administration - equality, alternative, group - and launched substantial measures to assist obtain these goals.

"His first action as First Minister was to triple the funding to help households most vulnerable to fuel poverty, and more than 300,000 families are benefiting from our game-changing Scottish Child Payment - which is unique in the UK.

"We have launched a brand new 10-year most cancers technique to enhance survival charges and supply glorious, accessible look after all, and are making progress in reducing NHS ready lists.

"Just last week, the First Minister announced the biggest pay uplift since devolution for senior medical and dental staff, and Scotland continues to be the only nation in the UK that has avoided NHS strikes over the last year.

"Work to reset relationships with enterprise and native authorities is effectively underway, in addition to rebuilding and reshaping how schooling is delivered.

"Putting the needs of people is at the heart of everything we do as a Government."