Abbott and Abetz’s electorates were among the highest Yes voters

Abbott and Abetz’s electorates were among the highest Yes voters

The electorates of vocally anti–LGBTI MPs Tony Abbott and Eric Abetz were among the biggest supporters of marriage equality in the postal survey.

The results of the survey were released this morning, showing clear support for marriage equality from all states and territories and all age groups.

Almost all federal electorates returned a Yes vote, with just 17 out of 150 voting No, mostly in western Sydney.

Tony Abbott’s electorate of Warringah saw the tenth-highest support for marriage equality in the country and the fourth-highest in New South Wales, with 75 per cent of participants voting Yes.

Eric Abetz’s electorate of Denison showed the highest support in Tasmania for marriage equality, with 73.8 per cent voting Yes.

With polls throughout the survey period predicting a Yes victory, Abbott had claimed that a No vote of over 40 per cent would be a “moral victory” for his side.

The results this morning showed that just 38 per cent of voters around the country said No to marriage equality, and only 25 per cent in his own electorate.

Anticipating the outcome, Abbott this week told No campaigners to “keep the faith” and prepare to continue fighting against marriage equality after the survey results were announced.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said there had been “an overwhelming participation rate and an overwhelming Yes vote”.

He said the government will move to legislate marriage reform before the end of the year.

“Many people—a minority, obviously—voted No,” said Turnbull.

“But we are a fair nation… and everyone has had their say.

“We must respect the voice of the people. We asked them for their opinion and they have given it to use. It is unequivocal.

“It is our job now to get on with it.”

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6 responses to “Abbott and Abetz’s electorates were among the highest Yes voters”

  1. They are *not* doing what their constituents want; Abbott’s, Abetz’s (et al) sad ‘sell-your-grandmother-for-votes’ lack of ethics and care for the people they are supposed to be representing is what is only important for them. These ‘lone wolves’ have shallow and insecure egos that need to be pandered to.
    They are *not* doing their job. “OUT!”

  2. Yep, at the end of the day well done to the Aussie public for seeing through the dickwads. What a list it is. Let’s recount some faves.

    Firstly, there was Tony “Vote No to stop political correctness in its tracks” Abbott. How’s that working out Tony? You convinced your own electorate to back the Yes case in droves.

    Actually no, firstly there was Cory “Bestiality” Bernardi back in the days when Abbott was the PM who sacked Cory Bernardi from his front bench gig.

    Then there’s Lyle “Desperately pretending that many, many Christians didn’t actually vote Yes” Shelton, a man who will in the washup be found to have done a hell of a lot of damage to his own religion in Australia. When churches get taxed, they’ll be right to blame Lyle.

    What about Margaret “A Yes vote will mean the end of Christmas” Court? Well sorry Margaret, no more Christmases for you. But your stance for the No campaign did result in Joel Creasy’s hilarious tweet about the time he scored a handjob at Margaret Court Arena, so it’s not all bad.

    But the two prizes for mine go to Senators Matt Canavan and James Paterson. Canavan offended literally millions of straight married folks with his statements about biological procreation being the mark of a true marriage, only weeks after holding a press conference with the express purpose of bagging out his own (traditional family) mum. And yesterday, Canavan urged Parliament to back religious anti-gay rights with the incredibly un-ironic statement that “we’re not living in an age of the tyranny of the majority”. True fact, you can find the audio on the ABC website.

    And Paterson, a man who defines religious freedom as being about and only about discriminating against the gays. A chap who claims to back “conscience and religious freedom” but then introduces a bill (now withdrawn) which only enables religious freedom if it’s against the gays or trans folks. Hilariously, if passed, his bill would enable someone to deny services to a straight couple if the service provider claimed that they thought one of the couple was actually trans (“Hey, I coulda sworn she had a dick” would probably have been a defense.)

    What awful, awful people. Well done Australia for seeing right through their bullshit.

  3. Eric Abetz doesn’t represent Denison!! He’s a Senator for Tasmania. Andrew Wilkie is the independent Member for Denison (a former member of the Greens).

  4. Both Abetz and Abbott were guilty of misinformation, obfuscation and at times down right lies. I guess their electorates saw right through them.