Q. Regardless of how you vote in federal elections, how would you rate the performance of the following Independent MPs in federal parliament?
| Total Good | Total Bad | Very Good | Good | Bad | Very Bad | Don’t know | ||
| Rob Oakeshott | 23% | 34% | 3% | 20% | 16% | 18% | 42% | |
| Tony Windsor | 23% | 32% | 4% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 44% | |
| Andrew Wilkie | 24% | 34% | 3% | 21% | 16% | 18% | 42% | |
| Bob Katter | 27% | 36% | 6% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 37% |
Respondents struggle to rate the performance of the Independents, with the most common response being ‘don’t know’. However, in the case of Bob Katter, respondents are more likely to have a view, with the ‘don’t knows’ dropping 5 points from about 42% to 37% in Katter’s case.
The performance of Rob Oakeshott, Tony Windsor and Andrew Wilkie are rated as more or less the same with about 23% of respondents regarding their performance as good and 33% regarding it as bad. Bob Katter came out on top by a fraction, with 27% rating his performance as good.
However, in all instances, more respondents rate the performance of the Independents as bad, with Katter also earning the most criticism (36% bad).
Ratings do not vary greatly by state or territory, save that respondents in Queensland are significantly more likely to rate the performance of Bob Katter as good (38% total good). Respondents in NSW are somewhat more likely to rate the performance of Tony Windsor as good (27% total good).