Same-sex marriage equality
People who support this policy believe that the Federal Government should amend the Marriage Act 1961 so that same-sex couples can marry under Australian law.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
21 members
Liberal
3 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
2 members
Independent
1 member
One Nation
1 member
Katter's Australian
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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 30 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted generally for | 64% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted generally for | 64% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 11% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 29 Nov 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 20 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 7 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM
- 11 Oct 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge
- 20 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 19 Sept 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 21 Nov 2011 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage
- 11 Oct 2011 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage
- 5 July 2011 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality
- 18 Nov 2010 · HousePolicy: AyeMotions - Same-Sex Marriage - Insert new words into the motion
- 18 Nov 2010 · HousePolicy: AyeMotions - Same-Sex Marriage - Agree to motion
- 25 Feb 2010 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 26 Nov 2009 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - National Year of Action on Marriage Equality
- 26 Nov 2009 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Civil Partnerships - ACT bill
- 12 Nov 2008 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Bill 2008 - In Committee - Legalise same-sex marriage
- 24 Sept 2008 · HousePolicy: AyeSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — General Law Reform) Bill 2008 - Second Reading
- 8 Feb 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Same-Sex Relationships - ACT legalising same-sex relationships
- 15 June 2006 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Australian Capital Territory Civil Unions Legislation - Disallow the government's attempt to disallow the legislation