ALEPH MELBOURNE MEDIA RELEASE
2016 VOTERS GUIDE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN JEWISH MELBOURNE
June 21 2016

Aleph Melbourne proudly announces its 2016 Voters Guide for Marriage Equality in Jewish Melbourne.

Following on from the successful 2013 edition, this voters guide is an essential resource for the savvy voter who is keen on prioritising equality for same-sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse people.

The guide covers the electorates of Goldstein, Higgins, Hotham, Kooyong, Melbourne Ports and Menzies. These electorates are selected as they span the suburbs where Melbourne’s Jewish community are predominantly located.

Individual candidates’ positions are provided where known along with links to party and social media profiles.

A list of supportive senate candidates will be added in coming days.

A range of resources are provided in the guide to allow further research into the key issues around achieving equality and organisations that are working to help achieve it.

View the guide here: http://aleph.org.au/2016/06/11/2016-voters-guide-to-marriage-equality-in-jewish-melbourne

CONTACT: Michael Barnett | michael@aleph.org.au | 0417-595-541

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.

MPs re-contesting their seats have an * after their name.

Feedback, corrections and updates are invited via the form below. Information is provided here in good faith and on the understanding that it is correct.

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Candidates & Electorates

Goldstein

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 50% | Against: 28% | Don’t Care: 22%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Naren CHELLAPPAH (AJP) (web site | facebook[1])
Matthew Ross COOTE (ALP) (web site | facebook)
Cheryl HERCUS (The Greens) (web site | facebook)
Lee KAVANAGH (Drug Law Reform) (party web site | facebook)

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Tim WILSON (Liberal) (web site | facebook[2])

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Trevor BISHOP (Family First) (party web site)

Higgins

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 57% | Against: 27% | Don’t Care: 17%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Jason BALL (The Greens) (web site | facebook[3])
Nancy BASSETT (NXT) (web site | facebook)
Eleonora GULLONE (AJP) (web site | facebook[4])
Carl KATTER (ALP) (web site | facebook)
Robert KENNEDY (Liberal Democrats) (party web site)
Rebecca O’BRIEN (Marriage Equality) (party web site | facebook)
Jessica TREGEAR (Hinch) (party web site | facebook)

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Kelly O’DWYER* (Liberal) (web site | facebook)

Hotham

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 44% | Against: 32% | Don’t Care: 24%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

James BENNETT (The Greens) (web site | facebook)
Helen Ann JEGES (AJP) (web site | facebook[11])
Clare O’NEIL* (ALP) (web site | facebook)

Candidates who do not have a declared position on marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

George HUA (Liberal) (web site | facebook)
** Note: this candidate has refused to advise if they would support marriage equality.

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Peter VASSILOU (RUA) (web site | facebook[10])
Tatiana RATHBONE (Family First) (party web site)

Kooyong

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 54% | Against: 29% | Don’t Care: 18%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Marg D’ARCY (ALP) (web site | facebook)
Helen MCLEOD (The Greens) (web site | facebook)
Angelina ZUBAC (Independent) (web site | facebook)

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Josh FRYDENBERG* (Liberal) (web site | facebook[12]) ✡

Melbourne Ports

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 61% | Against: 20% | Don’t Care: 19%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Michael DANBY* (ALP) (web site | facebook[9]) ✡
Steph HODGINS-MAY (The Greens) (web site | facebook[5])
Peter HOLLAND (Independent) (web site | facebook[6])
Levi MCKENZIE-KIRKBRIGHT (Drug Law Reform) (web site | email)
Robert Millen SMYTH (AJP) (web site)
Henry VON DOUSSA (Marriage Equality) (party web site | facebook)

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Owen GUEST (Liberal) (web site | facebook)

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

John B MYERS (Independent) (facebook)

Menzies

2010 levels of support for “same-sex marriage” in electorate:

For: 39% | Against: 41% | Don’t Care: 19%

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Richard CRANSTON (The Greens) (web site | facebook)
Stephen MAYNE (Independent) (web site | facebook)
Adam RUNDELL (ALP) (web site | facebook[7])

Candidates who do not have a declared their position on marriage equality but belong to a party that is broadly supportive of progressive and/or evidence-based reform:

Jay FRANKLIN (VEP) (web site | facebook)

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Kevin ANDREWS* (Liberal) (web site | facebook)
David CLARK (Family First) (party web site)
Antony John HULBERT (AJP) (web site | facebook[8])
*** Animal Justice Menzies candidate Tony Hulbert labels gay marriage ‘unnatural’
*** Animal Justice Menzies candidate Tony Hulbert stands down after gay marriage comments
Ramon ROBINSON (Independent) (facebook)

✡ 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 Equality Party (Marriage Equality)
Australian Greens (The Greens)
Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democrats)
Nick Xenophon Team (NXT)
Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party (Hinch)

Parties that support marriage equality in their policy platform but allow their candidates to vote on their conscience:

Australian Labor Party (ALP)

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Candidates & Electorates

Goldstein

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Higgins

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Hotham

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who do not have a declared position on marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Kooyong

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Melbourne Ports

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who personally support marriage equality but are denied a free vote by their party:

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Menzies

Candidates who will support marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Candidates who do not have a declared their position on marriage equality but belong to a party that is broadly supportive of progressive and/or evidence-based reform:

Candidates who will oppose marriage equality based on their party or personal position:

Parties

Parties that support marriage equality in their policy platform and require their candidates to vote accordingly:

Parties that support marriage equality in their policy platform but allow their candidates to vote on their conscience:

Parties that don’t currently have a position on marriage equality but are broadly supportive of equality and progressive and/or evidence-based reform:

Parties that are actively obstructing the prompt passage of marriage equality:

Independent candidates may vote for or against marriage equality as they choose.

Resources

STALE Facebook links