RIS ID
117387
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Abstract
The same-sex marriage survey results showed up which members of parliament voted in a starkly opposite fashion to those in their electorates. The electorate of Blaxland had a strong "no" vote, while their MP Jason Clare voted yes, and in prominent "no" campaigner Tony Abbott's seat of Warringah there was a strong "yes" vote.
Publication Details
Melleuish, G. (2017). It's unrealistic to expect MPs to follow the view of the people who elected them every time. The Conversation, 17 November 1-5.