Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland but not in Northern Ireland. Legislation to allow for the recognition of same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland has been debated in the Northern Ireland Assembly five times since 2012. On the first four of those occasions, only a minority of assembly members voted in favour of same-sex marriage, though the most recent vote on the issue in November 2015 saw a majority of MLAs vote in favour of same-sex marriage. On 1 October 2012, the first Northern Ireland Assembly motion regarding same-sex marriage was introduced by Sinn Féin and the Greens. The motion was defeated 50-45. On 29 April 2013,
Causes of the vote in favour of Brexit 'leave'. Similarly, Curtice reports that "university graduates voted by around three to one in favour of Remain, whereas nearly four in five of those without any educational qualifications voted to Leave". It is thought that those with higher education and higher occupational skills are more likely to benefit economically from globalisation, the Single Market and European membership than those with lower qualifications and so would be more inclined to vote 'remain'. Additionally, studies have shown that those with lower educational qualifications are more likely be socially conservative and feel that European membership brings about constant and dramatic change to the