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Vote in same sex marriage survey

6 Nov 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 voted)

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   3 Oct 24 Oct
Yes 64%   79% 54% 92% 44%   64% 60%
No 31%   16% 43% 4% 51%   30% 34%
Don’t know/Prefer not to say 5%   5% 3% 4% 5%   6% 5%

 

  Total   Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
Yes 64%   58% 69% 77% 64% 50%
No 31%   27% 25% 17% 30% 46%
Don’t know/Prefer not to say 5%   5% 6% 6% 6% 4%

Of those who have voted, 64% say they voted yes (up 4% from 2 weeks ago) and 31% no (down 3%). 5% did not give an answer.

Those most likely to have voted yes are Greens voters (92%), Labor voters (79%), aged 18-34 (77%) and women (69%).

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