Irish Wedding News
03/10/2014
A new survey has revealed there is increasing support for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Northern Ireland.
The poll was run by the Belfast Telegraph and asked 1,089 respondents across Northern Ireland about the issue, which has previously been rejected by the region's Assembly.
Respondents were asked: "Westminster has legalised same sex marriage, although churches have a right to refuse to perform the ceremonies. Should this law be extended to Northern Ireland?"
The findings revealed that 50.5% support the idea of same-sex marriage, while 49.5% oppose it. The figures do not include 'Don't Knows' (DKs). When the Don't Knows are included, 40.1% were in favour, 39.4% were against and 20.5% were DKs.
When the last poll was taken in late August/early September 2013, the figures were 27% in favour of equal marriage, 30% against and 43% said they had no opinion on the matter.
Elsewhere, when DKs are included, 55.1% of 18 to 24-year-olds said they supported extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. Of those aged between 25 and 44, 50.6% were in agreement with changing legislation, while those over 65 were mostly opposed to the idea (58%).
Men were also more supportive of the issue than women, at 46.6% to 34.2% respectively, with 52.3% of women saying they were undecided on the issue. Protestants were found to be more supportive of gay marriage than Catholics, 34.6% to 24.3% respectively, while those of other religions (49.7%) or no religion at all (51.6%) were more supportive of new legislation.
(JP/IT)
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Increased Support For Same-Sex Marriage
A new survey has revealed there is increasing support for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Northern Ireland.
The poll was run by the Belfast Telegraph and asked 1,089 respondents across Northern Ireland about the issue, which has previously been rejected by the region's Assembly.
Respondents were asked: "Westminster has legalised same sex marriage, although churches have a right to refuse to perform the ceremonies. Should this law be extended to Northern Ireland?"
The findings revealed that 50.5% support the idea of same-sex marriage, while 49.5% oppose it. The figures do not include 'Don't Knows' (DKs). When the Don't Knows are included, 40.1% were in favour, 39.4% were against and 20.5% were DKs.
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When the last poll was taken in late August/early September 2013, the figures were 27% in favour of equal marriage, 30% against and 43% said they had no opinion on the matter.
Elsewhere, when DKs are included, 55.1% of 18 to 24-year-olds said they supported extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. Of those aged between 25 and 44, 50.6% were in agreement with changing legislation, while those over 65 were mostly opposed to the idea (58%).
Men were also more supportive of the issue than women, at 46.6% to 34.2% respectively, with 52.3% of women saying they were undecided on the issue. Protestants were found to be more supportive of gay marriage than Catholics, 34.6% to 24.3% respectively, while those of other religions (49.7%) or no religion at all (51.6%) were more supportive of new legislation.
(JP/IT)
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