What do you think that should happen if a Party leader loses their seat as a Member of Parliament, but their Party wins the election and the most seats?

What do you think that should happen if a Party leader loses their seat as a Member of Parliament, but their Party wins the election and the most seats? Published on 27 November 2019 → Survey conducted on 27 November 2019 on 2703 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Someone else should become leader and Prime Minister

57%

They should take a different seat from another MP and stay as Prime Minister

They should get a place in the Lords and be Prime Minister from there

Other

Don’t know

28%

Someone else should become leader and Prime Minister

57%

They should take a different seat from another MP and stay as Prime Minister

They should get a place in the Lords and be Prime Minister from there

Other

Don’t know

28%

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