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Vote in same sex marriage survey

23 Oct 2017

Q. Did you answer yes or no to the question “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry? (Based on those who have already voted)

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   3 Oct
Yes 60%   78% 44% 90% 46%   64%
No 34%   19% 51% 6% 46%   30%
Don’t know/Prefer not to say 5%   4% 5% 4% 7%   6%

 

  Total   Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
Yes 60%   54% 66% 73% 61% 49%
No 34%   40% 29% 24% 34% 43%
Don’t know/Prefer not to say 5%   6% 5% 3% 5% 8%

 

Of those who have already voted, 60% say they voted yes (down 4% from 3 weeks ago) and 34% no (up 4%).

Those most likely to have voted yes are Greens voters (90%), Labor voters (78%), aged 18-34 (73%) and women (66%).

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