This guide is aimed to assist voters living in the main Jewish neighbourhoods in Melbourne best select candidates who have comprehensively demonstrated or pledged their full support for marriage equality.
Levels of support for “same-sex marriage” listed for each electorate in this guide are taken from the “News Ltd 2010 Same-Sex Marriage Poll”. The raw data is available in the resources section below.
Incumbent candidates are listed in capital letters.
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Candidates & Electorates
Higgins
Support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:
- For: 57%
- Against: 27%
- Don’t Care: 17%
Candidates who fully support marriage equality and are allowed by their party to vote for it:
- Wesa Chau (ALP) (party web site)
- James Harrison (GRN) (party web site)
Candidates who support marriage equality but are prevented by their party from voting for it:
- KELLY O’DWYER (LIB) (party web site)
Candidates who oppose marriage equality:
- Leanne Price (RUA) (party web site)
- Graeme Weber (Independent) (web site)
- Jamie Baldwin (FFP) (party web site)
- Phillip Dall (PUP) (party web site)
Goldstein
Support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:
- For: 50%
- Against: 28%
- Don’t Care: 22%
Candidates who fully support marriage equality and are allowed by their party to vote for it:
- Daniel Guttmann (ALP) (party web site) ✡
- Rose Read (GRN) (party web site)
Candidates who oppose marriage equality:
- Keith Ryder (PUP) (party web site)
- Lynette Hannie (RUA) (party web site)
- ANDREW ROBB (LIB) (party web site)
- Ian Joyner (FFP) (party web site)
Melbourne Ports
Support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:
- For: 61%
- Against: 20%
- Don’t Care: 19%
Candidates who support marriage equality and are allowed by their party to vote for it:
- Ann Birrell (GRN) (party web site)
- MICHAEL DANBY (ALP) (party web site) ✡
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- Melissa Star (ASP) (party web site) ✡
Candidates who support marriage equality but are prevented by their party from voting for it:
- Kevin Ekendahl (LIB) (party web site)
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Candidates who oppose marriage equality:
- Toby Stodart (PUP) (party web site)
- Margaret Quinn (RUA) (party web site)
- Robert Keenan (FFP) (party web site)
- Vince Stefano (DLP) (party web site)
Hotham
Support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:
- For: 44%
- Against: 32%
- Don’t Care: 24%
Candidates who fully support marriage equality and are allowed by their party to vote for it:
- Lorna Wyatt (GRN) (party web site) ✡
- Clare O’Neil (ALP) (party web site)
Candidates who oppose marriage equality:
- Fazal Cader (LIB) (party web site)
- Samuel Porter (PUP) (party web site)
- Peter Vassilou (RUA) (party web site)
- Stephen Nowland (FFP) (party web site)
Kooyong
Support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:
- For: 54%
- Against: 29%
- Don’t Care: 18%
Candidates who fully support marriage equality and are allowed by their party to vote for it:
- Helen Mcleod (GRN) (party web site)
- Tiffany Harrison (Independent) (web site)
- Angelina Zubac (Independent) (web site)
Candidates who oppose marriage equality:
- Jaxon Calder (FFP) (party web site)
- Tim Kriedemann (RUA) (party web site)
- JOSH FRYDENBERG (LIB) (party web site) ✡
- John Kennedy (ALP) (party web site)
- Luke McNamara (PUP) (party web site)
✡ Candidate has declared a Jewish identity
Candidate has declared a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex identity
Parties
Parties that support marriage equality in their policy platform and require their candidates to vote accordingly:
- Australian Sex Party (ASP)
- Australian Greens (GRN)
Parties that support marriage equality in their policy platform but allow their candidates to vote on their conscience:
- Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Parties that don’t currently have a position on marriage equality but allow their candidates to vote on their conscience:
- Palmer United Party (PUP)
- Stable Population Party (SPP)
Parties that oppose marriage equality in their policy platform and require their candidates to vote accordingly:
- Liberal Party of Australia (LIB)
- Rise Up Australia Party (RUA)
- Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
- Family First Party (FFP)
Independent candidates may vote for or against marriage equality as they choose.
Resources
- Electorates:
- Vote4Love
- Australian Marriage Equality
- Australian Electoral Commission
- News Ltd 2010 Same-Sex Marriage Poll
- Rationalist Society of Australia – Secular Scorecard 2013
