It was not immediately clear whether the same - sex marriage legislation played any role in the leadership dispute. (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)
But the prime minister devoted government time to the gay marriage legislation in the belief that it would help reach out to centre ground voters who may feel uncomfortable about supporting a party whose leader voted in favour of the retention of section 28 as recently as 10 years ago. (theguardian.com)
[6][7] The race was also noteworthy due to the Tea Party movement influence on its outcome, [8][9] and for its impact on same - sex marriage legislation in New York. (en.wikipedia.org)