Independent senator Nick Xenophon hopes his new political party will improve the "toxic partisan disconnect" between politicians and voters.

Senator Xenophon hopes the Nick Xenophon Team, or NXT, will represent the "sensible centre of politics" and attract strong candidates with bold ideas from across the country.

Nick Xenophon Credit:Quinn Rooney

He said most Australians were increasingly disillusioned with their political representatives and it was time another voice offered an alternative.

"I'm hoping that we can press the reset button in the new year, that the tone of the place will improve and that we can actually work on solving the nation's problems," he told ABC TV on Sunday.