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	Sep 2015	Mar 2016	Jul 2016	Aug 2016	Vote “Yes”	Vote “No”
Should be decided by Parliament	27%		33%	27%	36%	24%	21%	23%	25%	25%	31%	22%
Should have a national vote	61%		57%	67%	45%	67%	67%	66%	60%	59%	62%	68%
Don’t know	12%		10%	6%	19%	10%	12%	11%	15%	16%	7%	10%

 

61% thought that same sex marriage should be decided by a national vote, up 2% since August 2016, and 27% thought it should be decided by parliament, up 2% since August 2016.

62% of those who supported same sex marriage would prefer a national vote, as would 68% percent of those who did not support same sex marriage.

Men were more likely to prefer a vote in parliament (32% prefer) than women (21%).