A same-sex marriage plebiscite
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should hold a plebiscite (or national vote) on the question of whether the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
11 members
Liberal
5 members
Greens
3 members
LNP
2 members
One Nation
2 members
Nationals
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Greens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 26 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 7 Nov 2016 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 20 Oct 2016 · HousePolicy: NoPlebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Free vote in Parliament
- 20 Oct 2016 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 20 Oct 2016 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill