Civil celebrants having the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should protect the right of celebrants to refuse to marry same-sex couples if doing so would be against their religious or conscientious beliefs.
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
7 members
Greens
3 members
LNP
2 members
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
One Nation
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 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Greens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 27 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 45% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 27% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | 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 Dec 2017 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Def of marriage + conscientious protections
- 7 Dec 2017 · HousePolicy: AyeMarriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Defence appointed celebrants
- 7 Dec 2017 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Religion & right to refuse
- 29 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Authorised marriage celebrant
- 29 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - No obligation to solemnise marriage
- 29 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMarriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Discrimination based on religious beliefs
- 28 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Religious and conscientious protection
- 28 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMarriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Defence chaplains
- 28 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Civil celebrants' right to refuse