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Dominic Giannini

Leaders' seats largely vote with their MP in referendum

Nationals leader David Littleproud's Queensland seat had one of the nation's highest 'no' votes. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Voters in the seats of Australia's political leaders largely voted in favour of their local MP's position. 

More than three in four people in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's inner Sydney seat of Grayndler voted 'yes' while 60 per cent of people voted 'no' in Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's Brisbane-based electorate of Dickson.

Nationals leader David Littleproud's regional Queensland seat of Maranoa had one of the nation's highest 'no' votes, with almost 84 per cent of people opposed to the referendum. 

Greens leader Adam Bandt's seat of Melbourne had an almost 80 per cent 'yes' vote. 

But residents in Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney's inner Sydney seat of Barton went against their MP with more than 56 per cent of people voting against the voice.

The referendum was ultimately defeated as the 'yes' campaign failed to convince a majority of Australians in a majority of states to support the voice.

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