Bronwyn Bishop, political expenses
Do you think Bronwyn Bishop should now resign from Parliament or remain in Parliament?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Should resign from Parliament | 66% | 78% | 52% | 80% | 77% | |
| Should remain in Parliament | 18% | 9% | 35% | 12% | 11% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 12% |
66% think the former Speaker, Bronwyn Bishop, should resign from Parliament and 18% think she should remain in Parliament.
A slight majority of Liberal/National voters think she should resign from Parliament.
Q. The Speaker of the Federal Parliament Bronwyn Bishop was recently reported to have spent over $5,000 to take a helicopter to a function in Victoria. She has since repaid this money. Do you think she should remain in the position of Speaker, stand down while her expenses are being investigated, resign as Speaker or resign from Parliament?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Remain in the position of Speaker | 19% | 13% | 34% | 6% | 19% | |
| Stand down while an investigation is done | 25% | 20% | 30% | 31% | 25% | |
| Resign as Speaker | 19% | 24% | 14% | 25% | 17% | |
| Resign from Parliament | 24% | 35% | 11% | 30% | 28% | |
| Don’t know | 13% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
Only 19% think Bronwyn Bishop should remain in the position of Speaker.
25% think she should stand down while her expenses are being investigated, 19% think she should resign as Speaker and 24% think she should resign from Parliament.
34% of Liberal/National voters think she should remain as Speaker – 25% think she should resign as Speaker or from Parliament. A majority of Labor voters (59%) and Greens voters (55%) think she should resign as Speaker or from Parliament