Comments on: Tasmania votes on marriage today http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49080 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Steve from Down Under http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49080/comment-page-1#comment-152118 Steve from Down Under Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:54:58 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49080#comment-152118 Correction: there was no abstention. The 15th member of the upper house acts as the speakers and only votes if there is a tie. Correction: there was no abstention. The 15th member of the upper house acts as the speakers and only votes if there is a tie.

]]> By: Steve from Down Under http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/09/26/49080/comment-page-1#comment-152108 Steve from Down Under Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:39:22 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49080#comment-152108 The bill was defeated in the upper house late this evening (Australain Time). The final count was 6 votes to 8 with one abstention in the 15 member upper house. Tasmania is one of the smallest states in Australia so it has a delete let small parliament. Three other states have bills to be voted on in the coming month. New South Wales looks like it will be the next state ready to vote followed by South Australia the Western Australia. The bill was defeated in the upper house late this evening (Australain Time). The final count was 6 votes to 8 with one abstention in the 15 member upper house. Tasmania is one of the smallest states in Australia so it has a delete let small parliament.

Three other states have bills to be voted on in the coming month. New South Wales looks like it will be the next state ready to vote followed by South Australia the Western Australia.

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