Partisan Attachments and Attitudes towards Same-Sex Marriage in Britain

• Autores: Ben Clements
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 67, Nº 1, 2014, págs. 232-244
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This research note examines the party political basis of attitudes in Britain towards the gay marriage debate using evidence from two nationally representative surveys. It first assesses changes in opinion towards same-sex marriage in recent years, showing that most groups have increased their support for such a measure. Finally, it then analyses the sources of public attitudes on the issue at two points in time, 2008 and 2012, showing consistent findings on the basis of sex, age group, education and religious affiliation. The effects for partisanship are only significant in 2012, which may reflect the growing public prominence and party politicisation of the issue.