PLEBISCITE PLAN COST TURNBULL VOTES AND MUST BE DROPPED
ADVOCATES TO LOBBY AGAINST PLEBISCITE & FOR FREE VOTE
Parents of LGBTI Australians say yesterday’s election returned an increased majority of MPs in favour of marriage equality and was a nail in the coffin of Malcolm Turnbull’s proposed plebiscite on the issue.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays national spokesperson, Shelley Argent, said,
“With pro-equality Labor MPs replacing Liberals who were against there is now a clear majority of members in favour.”
“A free vote would deliver marriage equality straight away.”
“After a week in which the Coalition’s proposed plebiscite unravelled under close public scrutiny, it’s indisputable that the plebisicte cost the Coalition votes.”
“Malcolm Turnbull must acknowledge he has no mandate for a plebiscite and drop the idea.”
“If he doesn’t, we will do our best to kill it on the floor of Parliament and push for a free vote instead.”
A recent survey of 3000 people conducted by Centre for the Applied Political Psychology for PFLAG showed when voters are made aware of the cost of a plebiscite, the fact it is non-binding and the psychological harm it will cause, support drops dramatically.
To name a few anti marriage equality MPs who lost their seats:
Hendy from Eden Monaro
Brett Whiteley
Andrew Nikolic
Michelle Landry
Russell Mathseson
Louise Markus
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays national spokesperson, Shelley Argent
