Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of the following minor party and independent Senators?
| Total approve | Total dis-approve | Strongly approve | Approve | Dis-approve | Strongly dis-approve | Not sure | Don’t know enough about them | Net
Total voters |
Net other party voters | |||
| Nick Xenophon | 35% | 25% | 7% | 28% | 16% | 9% | 15% | 26% | +10 | +18 | ||
| Derryn Hinch | 35% | 27% | 6% | 29% | 17% | 10% | 17% | 21% | +8 | +30 | ||
| Jacquie Lambie | 32% | 30% | 8% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 15% | 23% | +2 | +25 | ||
| Pauline Hanson | 32% | 48% | 9% | 23% | 15% | 33% | 10% | 11% | -16 | +27 | ||
| David Leyonhjelm | 9% | 28% | 2% | 7% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 50% | -19 | -14 | ||
| Cory Bernardi | 10% | 34% | 2% | 8% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 41% | -24 | -15 |
Cross-bench Senators with positive approval ratings were Nick Xenophon 35% approve/25% disapprove), Derryn Hinch (35%/27%) and Jacquie Lambie (32%/30%). While Pauline Hanson had a similar level of approval (32%), nearly half (48%) disapproved.
David Leyonhjelm (net -19) and Cory Bernardi (-24) had substantial negative ratings.
Among other party voters, those with most positive ratings were Derryn Hinch (50% approve/20% disapprove), Pauline Hanson (58%/31%) and Jacquie Lambie (48%/23%).