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By political correspondent Louise Yaxley

Australia has said Yes, so how will your MP vote in Parliament?

Now that Australia has told the Parliament it wants same-sex marriage to be legalised, it is back to the politicians to sort things out, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pushing for a vote before Christmas.

The ABC asked all MPs how they plan to vote on a same-sex bill in Parliament.

The numbers are in: on the ABC's reckoning, both houses of Parliament will pass a bill to change the marriage law.

The table below lists all the responses we received.

"Yes" includes those who are in favour as well as people who are personally against same-sex marriage but who said they will respect the result of the survey.

"It's complicated" includes those who did not want to say, some who wanted to reserve their position until they see the actual bill, and people who are considering abstaining.

Now that Australia has said Yes...

Who will vote for what

Electorate MP How they would vote
Warringah Tony Abbott It's complicated — Will "facilitate" vote
Grayndler Anthony Albanese Yes
Cowan Anne Aly Yes
McPherson Karen Andrews Yes — Will follow electorate result
Menzies Kevin Andrews No
Melbourne Adam Bandt Yes
Chisholm Julia Banks Yes
Cunningham Sharon Bird Yes
Curtin Julie Bishop Yes
McMahon Chris Bowen Yes
Mallee Andrew Broad Yes — Will follow national result
McMillan Russell Broadbent Did not respond
Canberra Gai Brodtmann Yes
Wright Scott Buchholz It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Watson Tony Burke Yes
Barton Linda Burney Yes
Port Adelaide Mark Butler Yes
Griffith Terri Butler Yes
Holt Anthony Byrne It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Rankin Jim Chalmers Yes
Wakefield Nick Champion Yes
Gippsland Darren Chester Yes
Bendigo Lisa Chesters Yes
Dawson George Christensen It's complicated — Will wait to see the bill
Moncrieff Steve Ciobo Yes — Will follow electorate result
Blaxland Jason Clare Yes
Newcastle Sharon Claydon Yes
Banks David Coleman Yes
Franklin Julie Collins Yes
Shortland Pat Conroy Yes
Parkes Mark Coulton It's complicated — Will weigh up both national and electorate results
Dunkley Chris Crewther Yes
Melbourne Ports Michael Danby Yes
Oxley Milton Dick Yes
Isaacs Mark Dreyfus Yes
Murray Damian Drum Yes
Dickson Peter Dutton Yes — Will follow national result
Richmond Justine Elliot Yes
Adelaide Kate Ellis Yes
Leichhardt Warren Entsch Yes
Brisbane Trevor Evans Yes
Mackellar Jason Falinski Yes
Batman David Feeney Yes
Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon Yes
Bradfield Paul Fletcher Yes
Boothby Nicolle Flint Did not respond
Macarthur Mike Freelander Yes
Kooyong Josh Frydenberg Yes
Calare Andrew Gee Did not respond
Hindmarsh Steve Georganas Yes
Scullin Andrew Giles Yes
Lyne David Gillespie Did not respond
Moore Ian Goodenough It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Solomon Luke Gosling Yes
Perth Tim Hammond Yes
Bass Ross Hart Yes
Cowper Luke Hartsuyker Yes
Canning Andrew Hastie It's complicated — Has indicated he will probably abstain
Mitchell Alex Hawke It's complicated — Will consider both electorate and national result
Fowler Chris Hayes It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Corangamite Sarah Henderson Yes
Bruce Julian Hill Yes
Page Kevin Hogan Yes
Petrie Luke Howarth It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Flinders Greg Hunt Yes
Lindsay Emma Husar Yes
Chifley Ed Husic Yes
Swan Steve Irons Did not respond
Whitlam Stephen Jones Yes
Kennedy Bob Katter No
Braddon Justine Keay Yes
Stirling Michael Keenan Yes
Hughes Craig Kelly Yes — Will follow electorate result
Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly Yes
Burt Matt Keogh Yes
Wills Peter Khalil Yes
Ballarat Catherine King Yes
Brand Madeleine King Yes
Longman Susan Lamb Yes
Bowman Andrew Laming Yes — Will follow electorate result
Capricornia Michelle Landry Yes — Will follow electorate result
Reid Craig Laundy Yes — Will follow national result
Berowra Julian Leeser Yes — Will follow national result
Fenner Andrew Leigh Yes
Farrer Sussan Ley Yes
Maranoa David Littleproud No — Will follow electorate result
Jagajaga Jenny Macklin Yes
Forrest Nola Marino Did not respond
Corio Richard Marles Yes
Dobell Emma McBride Yes
Riverina Michael McCormack It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Indi Cathy McGowan Yes
Groom John McVeigh It's complicated — Reserving judgement until bill is clear
Lyons Brian Mitchell Yes
McEwen Rob Mitchell Yes
Cook Scott Morrison It's complicated — Reserving his position 
Tangney Ben Morton Yes — Will follow national result
Blair Shayne Neumann Yes
Wide Bay Llew O'Brien Did not respond
Fairfax Ted O'Brien Yes — Will follow national result
Gorton Brendan O'Connor Yes
Flynn Ken O'Dowd Yes — Will follow electorate result
Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer Yes
Hotham Clare O'Neil Yes
Herbert Cathy O'Toole Yes
Parramatta Julie Owens Yes
Barker Tony Pasin Yes — Will follow national result
Moreton Graham Perrett Yes
Hinkler Keith Pitt It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Sydney Tanya Plibersek Yes
Pearce Christian Porter It's complicated — Wants religious exemptions in bill
Ryan Jane Prentice Did not respond
Durack Melissa Price Yes — Will follow national result
Sturt Christopher Pyne Yes
Grey Rowan Ramsey Yes — Will follow national result
Kingston Amanda Rishworth Yes
Fadden Stuart Robert Did not respond
Greenway Michelle Rowland Yes
Lalor Joanne Ryan Yes
Mayo Rebekha Sharkie Yes
Maribyrnong Bill Shorten Yes
Casey Tony Smith Speaker does not have a vote
Lingiari Warren Snowdon Yes
Werriwa Anne Stanley Yes
Gilmore Ann Sudmalis Did not respond
Deakin Michael Sukkar Yes — Will follow national result
Lilley Wayne Swan Yes
Paterson Meryl Swanson Yes
Hume Angus Taylor Yes — Will follow national result
Wannon Dan Tehan Yes — Will follow national result
Macquarie Susan Templeman Yes
Kingsford Smith Matt Thistlethwaite Yes
Aston Alan Tudge Yes — Will follow national result
Wentworth Malcolm Turnbull Yes
Calwell Maria Vamvakinou Did not respond
Forde Bert van Manen It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
Bonner Ross Vasta Did not respond
Fisher Andrew Wallace Yes — Will follow national result
Gellibrand Tim Watts Yes
Robertson Lucy Wicks Yes — Will follow national result
Denison Andrew Wilkie Yes
Fremantle Josh Wilson Yes
O'Connor Rick Wilson It's complicated — Has concerns about bill
Goldstein Tim Wilson Yes
La Trobe Jason Wood Yes
Hasluck Ken Wyatt Did not respond
Makin Tony Zappia Did not respond
North Sydney Trent Zimmerman Yes
Tas Eric Abetz It's complicated — Will follow state result, has concerns about bill
QLD Fraser Anning Did not respond
QLD Andrew Bartlett Yes
SA Cory Bernardi No
Tas Catryna Bilyk Yes
SA Simon Birmingham Yes
Qld George Brandis Yes
WA Slade Brockman No
Tas Carol Brown Yes
NSW Brian Burston Did not respond
Tas David Bushby It's complicated — Will follow state result, has concerns about bill
NSW Doug Cameron Yes
Qld Matt Canavan It's complicated — Will follow state result, has concerns about bill
Vic Kim Carr Yes
WA Michaelia Cash Did not respond
Qld Anthony Chisolm Yes
Vic Jacinta Collins It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
WA Mathias Cormann Yes — Will follow national result
NSW Sam Dastyari Yes
Vic Richard di Natale Yes
WA Patrick Dodson Yes
Tas Jonathon Duniam Yes — Will follow state result
SA Don Farrell No
SA David Fawcett It's complicated — Likely to abstain
NSW Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Yes — Will follow national result
Vic Mitch Fifield Yes
SA Alex Gallacher Did not respond
ACT Katy Gallagher Yes
WA Peter Georgiou Yes — Will follow national result
SA Lucy Gichuhi No
SA Stirling Griff Yes
Qld Pauline Hanson Did not respond
SA Sarah Hanson-Young Yes
Vic Derryn Hinch Yes
NSW Hollie Hughes Yes — Assuming she is approved by High Court to sit in parliament
Vic Jane Hume Yes
SA Skye Kakoschke-Moore Yes
Qld Chris Ketter Did not respond
Vic Kimberley Kitching Yes
NSW David Leyonhjelm Yes
WA Sue Lines Yes
Qld Ian Macdonald Yes — Will follow national result
Vic Gavin Marshall Yes
NSW Jenny McAllister Yes
NT Malarndirri McCarthy Yes
Qld James McGrath Did not respond
Vic Bridget McKenzie No
Tas Nick McKim Yes
Qld Claire Moore Yes
NSW Deborah O'Neill Did not respond
Qld Barry O'Sullivan Yes — Will follow national result
Vic James Paterson Yes
SA Rex Patrick Yes
NSW Marise Payne Yes
Tas Helen Polley It's complicated — Wants significant amendments to the Smith Bill 
WA Louise Pratt Yes
WA Linda Reynolds Yes
NSW Lee Rhiannon Yes
Vic Janet Rice Yes
SA Anne Ruston Yes — Will follow state result
Vic Scott Ryan Yes
NT Nigel Scullion Yes
ACT Zed Seselja Yes — Will follow national result
WA Rachel Siewert Yes
Tas Lisa Singh Yes
NSW Arthur Sinodinos Yes — However he is not expected to be in Parliament for the vote
WA Dean Smith Yes
WA Jordon Steele-John Yes
WA Glenn Sterle Yes
Tas Anne Urquhart Yes
Qld Murray Watt Yes
Tas Peter Whish-Wilson Yes
NSW John Williams It's complicated — Will wait to see the survey result
SA Penny Wong Yes

Note: This story has been updated to include the intentions of the Senate President Scott Ryan, Julian Leeser, Angus Taylor, Alex Hawke and Luke Hartsuyker.

On results day, the responses of the following politicians were updated to reflect their electorate or state's intention: Karen Andrews, Steve Ciobo, Craig Kelly, Andrew Laming, Michelle Landry, David Littleproud, Ken O'Dowd, Jonathon Duniam and Anne Ruston.

Jacqui Lambie's response has been removed from this table after her resignation from the Senate.

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