Why is Tasmania the only state leaning towards a Yes vote in the referendum?
A new poll published by Nine shows Tasmania may be the only state in the country to have a Yes majority vote in Saturday's referendum. It found Tasmania was currently the only state heading towards a majority Yes vote, with 56 per cent of respondents saying they support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. "It's interesting that have been quite consistently finding Tasmania as a Yes in their samples," said political analyst Kevin Bonham. "You have the current Liberal premier and his two Liberal predecessors all supporting a Yes vote pretty strongly — so you don't have the same level of organised partisan opposition in Tasmania." Voice support lower than failed republic referendum Photo shows Two election placard - one for yes, one for no The ABC's poll of the polls now puts Yes at an average of 41.2 per cent, well behind No at 58.8 per cent.
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