Q. Do you think Barnaby Joyce should remain as leader of the National Party or should he resign?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote LNP | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Should remain leader of the National party | 19% | 16% | 27% | 7% | 23% | |
Should resign as leader but stay in Parliament | 26% | 21% | 35% | 27% | 27% | |
Should resign as leader and leave Parliament | 34% | 44% | 23% | 44% | 38% | |
Don’t know | 21% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 12% |
34% believe that Barnaby Joyce should resign as leader of the National Party and leave Parliament, 26% think he should resign as leader and stay in Parliament and 19% think he should stay as leader. In aggregate, while 60% think he should resign as leader, 45% think he should stay in Parliament.
Among Liberal National voters, 35% think he should resign as leader and stay in Parliament, 27% think he should stay as leader and 23% think he should resign and leave Parliament.
Note that Barnaby Joyce announced his resignation as leader while this poll was being conducted – hence some responses occurred before the announcement and some after.