{"id":7415,"date":"2017-06-01T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pahichan.com\/?p=7415"},"modified":"2017-06-01T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T06:06:53","slug":"coalition-voters-may-turn-on-the-government-if-marriage-equality-isnt-resolved-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/coalition-voters-may-turn-on-the-government-if-marriage-equality-isnt-resolved-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition Voters May Turn On The Government If Marriage Equality Isn’t Resolved: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu (Pahichan) June 1 – The Turnbull government’s intransigence on same-sex marriage is a turn off for 26% of Coalition voters who took part in a new poll.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The Galaxy poll, commissioned by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), also found 73% of respondents would prefer a free vote in the parliament on same-sex marriage over a national plebiscite.<\/p>\n

The poll surveyed 1,000 people across Australia from May 25 to May 28 and coincides with a furore over Australian tennis legend Margaret Court, who announced last week via a letter to The West Australian newspaper that she would boycott Qantas over its support of same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy poll asked respondents: “If same-sex marriage is not addressed within this term of government, would you be more, or less likely to support a change of government to one that commits to a free vote directly after the next election?”<\/p>\n

Half of all respondents said it would make no difference to their vote.<\/p>\n

Forty percent said it would make them more likely to vote out the Turnbull government. This 40% included 26% of Coalition voters, 55% of Labor voters and 60% of Greens voters.<\/p>\n

One in ten respondents said inaction on same-sex marriage would make them less likely to vote out the government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Same-sex marriage is at a political impasse in Australia, where there is majority support among both the public and parliamentarians, but disagreement on how marriage reform should be dealt with.<\/p>\n

The poll found just under three quarters of all respondents would prefer a free parliamentary vote on the issue, as opposed to 27% who would prefer to wait for a national plebiscite.<\/p>\n

A national vote on marriage before any change is made to the Marriage Act remains the government’s policy, and was included as a potential fiscal risk<\/a> of $170 million in the May Budget.<\/p>\n

The Labor opposition, the Greens Party and some crossbenchers oppose a national vote, arguing the issue should be dealt with via a parliamentary vote.<\/p>\n

National spokesperson for PFLAG Shelley Argent said the poll showed prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government will be turfed out at the next election if it continues to delay a vote on same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

“Mr Turnbull doesn’t seem to understand voters are tired of the political games relating to marriage equality,” she said.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson for LGBTI rights group just.equal Rodney Croome called on same-sex marriage supporters within the Coalition to push for a free vote in the party room or cross the floor.<\/p>\n

In March, Liberal backbencher Trent Zimmerman told ABC radio<\/a>: “My personal and strong view is that it\u2019s time for us to look at a free vote”.<\/p>\n

In February, Liberal backbencher John Alexander also told ABC radio the Coalition should take another look at holding a free vote.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week Liberal backbencher Tim Wilson said on Sky News that the Margaret Court saga is “national silliness” prompted by the fact parliament won’t resolve the issue of same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

“I think a lot of what’s happening at the moment is people are expressing their frustration in other ways because the issue isn’t being resolved,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Kathmandu (Pahichan) June 1 – The Turnbull government’s intransigence on same-sex marriage is a turn off for 26% of Coalition voters who took part in a new poll.<\/p>\n

Lukas Coch \/ AAPIMAGE<\/p>\n

The Galaxy poll, commissioned by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), also found 73% of respondents would prefer a free vote in the parliament on same-sex marriage over a national plebiscite.
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