Marriage equality support falls but yes vote still leads – Guardian Essential poll

Poll finds 55% support allowing same-sex couples to marry and 34% oppose change, with Labor still in election-winning lead

Public support for marriage equality has dropped 4% in a fortnight and opposition is up 3%, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.

With the postal survey campaign now in full swing, and with analysis suggesting opponents of marriage equality have outspent the yes campaign by about five-to-one in television ads, the latest poll shows 55% (down 4% from a fortnight ago) support changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry and 34% (up 3%) are opposed.

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