Abbott, Joyce, Morrison and the other MPs who abstained

By Judith Ireland and Latika Bourke
Updated December 9 2017 - 2:18pm, first published 2:13pm
Tony Abbott again....
fedpol pic Nick Moir 7 dec 2017
Tony Abbott again.... fedpol pic Nick Moir 7 dec 2017
Vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 7 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 7 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves after speaking during debate of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves after speaking during debate of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Dep PM Barnaby Joyce speaks to an SSM amendment mentioning his own separation
fedpol pic Nick Moir 7 dec 2017
Dep PM Barnaby Joyce speaks to an SSM amendment mentioning his own separation fedpol pic Nick Moir 7 dec 2017

When it came to the final vote on same-sex marriage, it was standing room only on the "yes" side of the House of Representatives, while a lonely group of just four "no" voters perched on the other side.

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