Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Having small parties in the Senate is good for democracy | 42% | 47% | 29% | 65% | 76% | |
| Having small parties in the Senate makes government too unstable | 35% | 28% | 57% | 19% | 18% | |
| Don’t know | 23% | 26% | 14% | 16% | 7% |
42% think that having small parties in the Senate is good for democracy and 35% think that it makes government too unstable. A majority of Liberal/national voters think it makes government too unstable while all other voters tend to think it is good for democracy.
A majority of Liberal/national voters think it makes government too unstable while all other voters tend to think it is good for democracy.