Should foreigners, currently residing in Australia, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
Response rates from 349k Australia voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
24% Yes |
52% No |
8% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
5% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
6% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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4% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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0% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 349k Australia voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 349k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8F445L94yrs4Y
New Zealand Citizens and Aus residents should
@9TCBLLJ4wks4W
There should be a question on HOW long they have lived here and how they have assimilated to the general Australian way of life
@9FFTJ7Y1yr1Y
Because they will not study it thoroughly and just vote whoever
@9FFSQLN1yr1Y
People who have lived in Australia as permanent residents for more than 20 years.
@9D5DQTP1yr1Y
Yes, after 10 years and some kind of citizenship test
@99HQWBF2yrs2Y
four years to become an Australian citizen and to vote, so i guess 4 years residing in australia to be able to vote. but no strong opinion
@99HPZKN2yrs2Y
Yes, but they should not be forced to vote
@99HHW4Y2yrs2Y
They should be allowed to vote if they are going to be living in the country for the following 3 years of election of PM and having lived in Australia for the past 3 years.
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