Explaining voting in the 2017 Australian same-sex marriage plebiscite

Bibliographic Data

ID6234085
AuthorsI Mcallister (0000-0001-8448-6738, School of Politics and International Relations, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, corresponding author), Feodor Snagovsky (0000-0001-6452-1516, School of Politics and International Relations, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
Year2018
Volume53
Issue4
Pages409-427
Publication date2018-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2018.1504877
OpenAlexW2887450036
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited32

The 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey led to the adoption of same-sex marriage. Using ecological analysis, this paper tests five hypotheses to explain voting in the plebiscite. Social characteristics exerted a strong influence on the vote, with a higher yes' vote in more affluent and suburban electorates, and a higher no' vote in electorates with large numbers of traditional households. The strongest predictor of a no' vote was electorates with large proportions of newly arrived immigrants. Electorates that had larger proportions of female same-sex couples displayed a higher yes' vote. Higher turnout in the plebiscite benefitted the yes' vote. Finally, the views of the local MP on the issue were positively related to the result in their electorate

Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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