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Australian Constitution

26 Aug 2014

Q. If a referendum was held to include recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution, would you vote for or against? 

  

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Vote for

58%

69%

50%

74%

50%

Vote against

10%

6%

16%

2%

15%

Not sure

32%

24%

35%

24%

35%


58% would vote in a referendum to include recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution and only 10% would vote against. 32% were not sure how they would vote.

74% of Greens voters and 69% of Labor voters would vote for the change compared to 50% of Liberal/National voters.

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