Abbott gets quit signal from electorate

A new poll shows a majority of voters in Tony Abbott's seat of Warringah believe he should quit parliament at the next election.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott Source: AAP

A majority of electors in Tony Abbott's safe Liberal seat of Warringah believe he should quit parliament at the next election, a new survey shows.

Just over half of those polled in the former prime minister's electorate on Sydney's North Shore believe their longstanding member should step down and make way for another Liberal candidate, Fairfax Media reports.

Mr Abbott has not said whether he will quit Parliament in the 2016 election.

The ReachTel survey of 743 Warringah residents in his 65-per-cent Liberal electorate was conducted on Thursday night for the Australia Institute.

The survey put support for Mr Abbott's retirement at 50.9 per cent, with 36.7 per cent saying it would make them more likely to vote Liberal in 2016. Another 45.8 per cent said it would not affect their decision.

"The polling indicates that the electorate is quickly moving on from the Tony Abbott era," said Australia Institute executive director, Ben Oquist, who commissioned the independent polling.