Approval ratings of Senators

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%).