Australia said yes, but Maranoa said NO
THE verdict in the same sex marriage vote this morning was a resounding yes but not all electorates agreed with the decision, including Warwick's own electorate of Maranoa.
Maranoa recorded a no vote of 56.1%, with 80,783 people in the electorate participating in the survey.
There were three Queensland electorates recording a majority of no votes, with Groom and Kennedy joining Maranoa with 50.8% and 53.3% no votes respectively.
Across Australia, 17 of the 150 electorates recorded a no majority.
Results for the survey were released at 9am Queensland time, with Australia returning a vote of 61.6% yes for same sex marriage.
Queensland also voted yes overall, with a final split of 60.7% yes and 39.3% no votes.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed 79.5% of eligible Australians took part in the survey.
