Gaybourhoods Vote ‘Yes’ to Voice
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Following the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum polls, many gaybourhoods and their corresponding electorates have shown a resounding support towards the proposed constitutional change.
Polling from ABC* has seen many queer-friendly and LGBTQI+ populated suburbs project a strong affirming response to the proposed Indigenous Voice.
Many gaybourhoods within Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have been able to reach a majority ‘yes’ vote among their electorates.
Melbourne
Victoria’s inner city suburbs have seen a majority 鈥榶es鈥� vote, with the state holding the most electorates supporting the Voice Referendum.
The Melbourne electorate received the highest rate of 鈥榶es鈥� votes across the country, with 77.4% of residents supporting the proposal.
Other known queer-friendly areas, including Footscray and South Yarra, have seen their electorate support the voice – with 56.1% of Fraser residents and 64.1% of Macnamara residents voting 鈥榶es.’
Melbourne’s adjacent electorates, including Gellibrand, Higgins, Kooyong, Cooper, Wills Jagajaga, and Goldstein, have also projected a ‘yes’ majority.
Sydney
Sydney electorates have seen some of the highest rates of support for the voice.
The Grayndler electorate, comprising many Inner West Council Suburbs including Newtown, has the second highest rate of 鈥榶es鈥� votes for a single electorate in Australia with 74.3% voting towards the change.
The Sydney electorate saw 70.9% of residents voting 鈥榶es鈥�, following Grayndler as the third highest rate of 鈥榶es鈥� votes across the country. The electorate includes Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, and Potts Point.
Sydney Eastern Suburbs electorates, Wentworth and Kingsford Smith, have also projected a 鈥榶es鈥� majority.
Brisbane
Inner City Suburbs in Brisbane have been the only electorates within Queensland to receive a majority vote.
Just over 56% of Brisbane and Griffith electorate residents voted ‘yes’ to the proposal, respectivley. West End and Fortitude Valley suburbs reside in such electorates.
Neighbouring electorate, Ryan, was the only other electorate in Queensland to reach majority vote, with 52.2% of residents voting 鈥榶es.鈥�
Despite the support across many major cities, all Australian states have projected a ‘no’ vote, with the Indigenous Voice to Parliament being defeated.
ABC’s* national projections results show 39.4% of the population have voted ‘yes’, and a majority 60.6% have voted ‘no’.
鈥淲e must not lose our resolve鈥�
Posting to the campaign鈥檚 Facebook page, Yes23 Campaign Director Dean Parkin expressed the campaign group鈥檚 “disheartened” reaction to the results.
鈥淭his is clearly not the outcome we worked to achieve, and I know many of us will be deeply saddened…by this result,鈥� said Parkin.
鈥淭his Referendum represented a promise made to Indigenous Australians for a better future, and it’s a promise we must find a way to keep.鈥�
Expressing the generational heartbreak and pain experienced by Indigenous people, Perkin says love through community is a significant part in moving forward from the result.
鈥淲e must not lose our resolve and make sure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognised, respected, and listened to; that our communities can live well and live safely as most Australians have the opportunity to do,鈥� said Perkin.
鈥淭his was never going to be the last campaign for recognition and justice; it’s yet another chapter in the story of our struggle,鈥� Perkin continued.
鈥淭hank you for taking this stand alongside us, and for walking with us.鈥�
*Current percentages and projections to the time of publication.
