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 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
10 members
Liberal
7 members
Greens
4 members
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member
LNP
1 member
Deputy 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 25 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally for | 71% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 58% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 44% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 29% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 14% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy 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.
- 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