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By Nadia Daly

What do Tony Abbott's constituents think about same-sex marriage?

Warringah residents Angus Richards, June Middleton and Hamish Miles.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott's views on marriage are well known and he has publicly stated he will be responding no in the same-sex marriage survey.

His electorate of Warringah on Sydney's North Shore is considered a safe conservative seat.

Here is what some of Mr Abbott's constituents had to say about the upcoming survey.

June McDonald — no

"We've been married 60 years, we have a family of five, and 11 grandchildren. I have a lot of close gay friends and I love them, I think they're wonderful but I think they're already very accepted. I would like to ask each of my children if they'd be happy having two women as parents or two men as parents."

Hamish Miles — yes

"I think everyone should have an equal right to marriage. I just think it's what's right. I understand how some people can be kind of against it, but I think you have to accept people will want to marry the same sex and if we can make that legal that's great."

June Middleton — yes

"Definitely yes. I think it has to come. I don't think it's fair to deny people when they love each other. Why would you say no? I don't understand."

Leanne Scott — no

"I don't have a problem with anybody being married, male or female. It probably just shouldn't be changing the Marriage Act itself. Perhaps call it something different, still have a celebration, still get together just don't change the Act."

Angus Richards — yes

"Frankly I haven't followed the public debate. I made my mind up before it ever happened. I think it's time we moved on. Society changes over the years and I think it's changed now and it's time now for same-sex couples to be able to marry like anybody else. It's time — whether the church is for or against it, it doesn't really matter."

Producer's note: This is not a statistically significant poll, but if you really want to know, six-out-of-nine people interviewed said they would be ticking yes on their survey paper.

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