Palmer unlikely to win Fairfax

Billionaire Clive Palmer says there is a "massive movement" in support of his Palmer United Party. Source: AAP

CLIVE Palmer has close to zero chance of winning the seat he's contesting but that doesn't mean he won't have an influence in parliament.

Former footballer Glenn Lazarus and fellow Palmer United Party (PUP) Senate candidate Clive Mensink say they will both seek the mining magnate's advice if they snare spots in the Senate.

Mr Lazarus said he would consult Mr Palmer in deciding how to vote in the upper house.

"Clive's a very successful businessman ... I'd be silly not to ask for his advice," Mr Lazarus told ABC radio on Tuesday.

Mr Mensink told AAP he was confident Mr Palmer would segregate his business interests from the interests of the nation.

"Clive would still be the leader of the party and Glenn (Lazarus) and I would still be aligned to the party," he said.

"He is dedicated to the country. He would do whatever benefits the country."

Griffith University political analyst Paul Williams says Mr Palmer has "close to zero" chance of winning the seat of Fairfax.

"I think the realist in Clive would admit that but the idealist in Clive would still think he has a chance," Dr Williams said.

But Mr Palmer is playing up his party's chances of winning two Senate seats in Queensland plus a swag of other seats in the lower house.

However, he's playing down the amount of influence he would have over any potential PUP Senators or MPs.

Mr Palmer has ruled out giving members of his party advice on social issues such as gay marriage, but says he will advise them on other policy matters, including those relating to the economy.

"I would like to (state my position on gay marriage) but I can't because I'd intimidate our members when exercising their free conscience," Mr Palmer said on Tuesday.

He told reporters his own party's polling of 40 seats indicated a result which would outdo Katter's Australian Party.

"I believe we will get two Senate candidates in Queensland and House of Representatives candidates in every other state of the Commonwealth," he said.

A Nielsen poll suggests the party will get eight per cent of the primary vote in Queensland and Mr Lazarus will be elected on preferences.

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