Q. Do you think Tony Abbott should –
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Aug 2016 | |||
| Stay in Parliament on the backbench | 17% | 17% | 22% | 10% | 20% | 21% | ||
| Stay in Parliament and be given a Ministry | 17% | 8% | 27% | 14% | 21% | 25% | ||
| Resign from Parliament | 40% | 54% | 31% | 57% | 32% | 37% | ||
| Don’t know | 26% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 26% | 17% |
40% think that Tony Abbott should resign from parliament, a slight increase from 37% when this question was last asked in August 2016.
Those most likely to think that Tony Abbott should resign were those voting Greens (57%) and Labor (54%), and South Australians (54%).
49% of Liberal/National voters think that Tony Abbott should stay in parliament, whether in the ministry or on the backbench, while 31% think that he should resign.