A member of the university's Liberal National Club who was present at Wednesday night's meeting has confirmed to BuzzFeed News the motion to reintroduction sedition was passed by a large majority .

The sedition motion was moved by first year Club members, in response to the launch of a republican movement on campus earlier this month.

BuzzFeed News understands the students behind the sedition push are from a faction of the club loyal to former Club president Kurt Tucker.

Last month Tucker was forced to resign after saying he would be a Nazi Party member if alive in 1930s Germany.

Hours after the motion passed, LNP Club members went on to lose a campus debate to the UQ Australian Republic Club.

Fellow University of Queensland students said the sedition motion is "ridiculous" and a niche issue that young people don't care about.

"We're worrying about our HECS debts, whether we'll ever be able to afford a house, and the undersupply of full time jobs in Queensland," Sinéad Canning, UQ student and Young Greens member said.

"No wonder the LNP's youth vote is tanking."