Tony Abbott

Q. Do you think Tony Abbott should –

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
Stay in Parliament on the backbench	21%		22%	26%	18%	19%
Stay in Parliament and be given a Ministry	25%		11%	43%	13%	29%
Resign from Parliament	37%		51%	18%	63%	38%
Don’t know	17%		16%	12%	6%	14%

37% think that Tony Abbott should resign from Parliament, 25% think he should stay in Parliament and be given a ministry and 21% think he should stay in Parliament on the backbench.

51% of Labor voters and 63% of Greens voters think he should resign while 43% of Liberal/National voters think he should remain and be given a ministry.

A similar question asked in March found that 47% thought Tony Abbott should resign immediately or at the next election, 18% thought he should stay and be given a ministry and 15% thought he should stay on the backbench.