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After changing the rules during its term of government the LNP will now seek to change those same rules back as they attempt to nullify the Member for Cook's vote in Queensland Parliament.
Standing orders govern how the parliament conducts its business.
When the Newman government held an overwhelming majority - meaning none of its bills were at risk of being rejected in a parliamentary vote, it moved to change how members votes were accepted.
Instead of the 'ayes' and 'noes' moving to designated sides of the chamber, members remained in their seats, with each party giving its vote, before the cross benchers give theirs.
But now that Mr Gordon, who resigned from the Labor Party ahead of being sacked for "dishonesty" in March after revelations of his past became public, has become a pivotal part of Labor retaining power, the LNP wants the rules changed back.
Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg wants his party to be able to "nullify" Mr Gordon's vote, by sending out one of his MPs if Mr Gordon votes with the LNP on any given matter.
That follows the federal Coalition dealing with Craig Thomson's vote, which led to the sometimes farcical scenes of MPs, including the now Prime Minister Tony Abbott, attempting to dash from the chamber when they saw which side Mr Thomson had chosen.
Mr Springborg has called on Labor to make the rule change, so it can follow suit.
The Premier has refused to do so, so Mr Springborg has decided to move the motion himself.
"The LNP believes we are seeing the triumph of expediency over ethics," Mr Springborg said in a statement.
"Seeing the application of convenience over credibility.
"The Premier placed a full page ad in The Cairns Post in April, stating that Billy Gordon was not a suitable person for Parliament. Now she is more than happy to accept his vote.
"The LNP wants to sit down with the ALP to work out voting procedures to reflect the Premier's own statements and to best reflect a working parliament. Either you believe in principle and ethics, or you don't."
Ms Palaszczuk, who has maintained she believes Mr Gordon should resign from her seat, has previously said the standing orders would stay as they were and the LNP, which changed the rules, can now not expect for them to be changed back.
In Parliament on Tuesday Ms Palaszczuk once again spoke of integrity and ethics and stood by her actions in handling the allegations surrounding Mr Gordon.
But she refrained from going as far as she did in March, when she said she was willing to "put her premiership on the line" over the affair.
A police investigation into the allegations of domestic violence made against Mr Gordon continues.
He has denied the accusations.
The motion is due to be debated on Tuesday evening.
