Q. If a politician voluntarily leaves their party (for example, Jacquie Lambie and Glen Lazarus have both left the Palmer United Party) which of the following actions would you favour?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| The should be allowed to remain in Parliament | 24% | 31% | 16% | 30% | 35% | |
| They should leave Parliament and a new election be held for their seat | 41% | 34% | 52% | 36% | 40% | |
| They should be replaced with a new member nominated by their former party | 19% | 23% | 20% | 14% | 15% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 13% | 12% | 20% | 10% |
41% think that if a politician voluntarily leaves their party they should leave Parliament and a new election be held for their seat. 24% think they should be allowed to remain in Parliament and 19% think they should be replaced with a new member nominated by their former party.
52% of Liberal/National voters favour a new election and other party voters are more likely to think they should be allowed to remain in Parliament (35%).