Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
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Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Nov 2010 |
Jul 2011 |
Sep 2012 |
Oct 2013 |
Jun 2014 |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
55% |
60% |
45% |
85% |
47% |
53% |
54% |
55% |
57% |
60% |
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| Should not be allowed to marry |
32% |
28% |
40% |
8% |
45% |
36% |
35% |
36% |
31% |
28% |
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| Don’t know |
14% |
12% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
11% |
11% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
55% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 32% think they should not. This is a drop in support since this question was previously asked in June.
Support for same sex marriage is 49% among men but 60% among women. 65% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – compared to 32% of those aged 65+.