Embattled West Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell is confident he will survive a spill motion at a party meeting today, despite the embarrassing chair sniffing scandal.
The Liberal leader has been under intense pressure to resign after admitting last week that in 2005 he sniffed the chair of a female Liberal staffer at parliament house after she had stood up.
Party whip Graham Jacobs says he will move a spill motion at a party room meeting today and support treasury spokesman Steve Thomas to take over from Mr Buswell.
Mr Thomas said yesterday if he were nominated for the leader's position, he would accept.
"I think the one thing I offer that nobody else does is a fresh start," Mr Thomas said.
Mr Buswell told The West Australian newspaper that he had contacted MPs over the weekend and had been assured of their support.
"My view is that I have had good feedback from my colleagues," Mr Buswell said.
"I have had discussions with a large number of them over the weekend."
Before becoming leader in January, Mr Buswell admitted snapping the bra of a Labor staffer last year and was accused of making sexist remarks towards another MP.
Meanwhile, WA Premier Alan Carpenter has denied allegations that he lifted the top of a female colleague at a karaoke party in 2004, exposing her bra to 30 Labor MPs.
Mr Carpenter also been accused of putting his face near the breasts of another female colleague at the time.
The premier, who returned to Perth from Europe yesterday, has denied both allegations, saying they're baseless scuttlebutt designed to damage him politically.
He's told the West Australian everyone had a lot of fun at the party and no one was upset.