Q. What do you think is the main reason why the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would call an early double dissolution election?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC | 14% | 9% | 23% | 13% | 11% | |
| Because he wants to get rid of the independents in the Senate | 25% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 25% | |
| Because his Government is losing support and he will have a better chance of winning if the election is held early | 30% | 40% | 22% | 36% | 36% | |
| Some other reason | 5% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 11% | |
| Don’t know | 26% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 17% |
30% think the main reason Malcolm Turnbull would call an early election is because his Government is losing support and he will have a better chance of winning and 25% think it is because he wants to get rid of the independents in the Senate. Only 14% think it is because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC. Even among Liberal/National voters, only 23% think it is because Parliament won’t restore the ABCC.