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Decision on same sex marriage
Q. Do you think the issue of same sex marriage should be decided by Parliament or should there be a national vote?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Should be allowed to marry |
Should not be allowed to marry |
|||
|
Should be decided by Parliament |
22% |
29% |
20% |
20% |
24% |
25% |
19% |
||
|
Should have a national vote |
66% |
62% |
69% |
73% |
68% |
69% |
68% |
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|
Don’t know |
12% |
9% |
11% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
13% |
66% favour a national vote on same sex marriage and 22% think the issue should be decided by Parliament.
Support for a national vote is over 60% for all key demographic groups and similar for those in favour and those opposed to same sex marriage.
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