Seat of Kennedy bucks the national trend in same sex marriage survey

Derek Barry
November 15 2017 - 4:30pm
The vote went 61.6-38.4 nationally though Kennedy voted against it.
The vote went 61.6-38.4 nationally though Kennedy voted against it.

The Australia-wide postal survey on same sex marriage may have resulted in a resounding yes but Kennedy was one of just 17 out 150 seats that voted against it.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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