Same Sex Marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
15 Nov 2010 |
14 Mar 2011 |
4 Jul 2011 |
13 Aug 2012 |
24 Sept 2012 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Should be allowed to marry |
53% |
49% |
54% |
54% |
55% |
68% |
41% |
89% |
Should not be allowed to marry |
36% |
40% |
35% |
33% |
36% |
25% |
50% |
4% |
Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
7% |
9% |
7% |
There has not been a great deal of movement in the figures since the last time the question was polled on 13 August: with a 1% increase in those in favour of same sex marriage (55%) and a 3% increase in those opposed (36%). This translates to a 4% reduction in the don’t knows: moving from 13% in August to 9% this week.
There has been little movement in the results in the two years since the question was first polled in November 2010.

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