Q. Do you think Tony Abbott should –
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Stay in Parliament on the backbench | 21% | 22% | 26% | 18% | 19% | |
| Stay in Parliament and be given a Ministry | 25% | 11% | 43% | 13% | 29% | |
| Resign from Parliament | 37% | 51% | 18% | 63% | 38% | |
| Don’t know | 17% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 14% |
37% think that Tony Abbott should resign from Parliament, 25% think he should stay in Parliament and be given a ministry and 21% think he should stay in Parliament on the backbench.
51% of Labor voters and 63% of Greens voters think he should resign while 43% of Liberal/National voters think he should remain and be given a ministry.
A similar question asked in March found that 47% thought Tony Abbott should resign immediately or at the next election, 18% thought he should stay and be given a ministry and 15% thought he should stay on the backbench.