The 1974 Australian referendum was held on 18 May 1974. It contained four referendum questions.

Results [1]
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favour Voters in favour Result
(29) Simultaneous Elections Yes No No No No No 1:5 48.3% Not carried
(30) Mode of Altering the Constitution Yes No No No No No 1:5 48.0% Not carried
(31) Democratic Elections Yes No No No No No 1:5 47.2% Not carried
(32) Local Government Bodies Yes No No No No No 1:5 46.9% Not carried

The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1974 federal election.

Results in detail

Simultaneous Elections

This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results
Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote  % Vote  %
New South Wales 2,834,558 2,702,903 1,359,485 51.06 1,303,117 48.94 40,301
Victoria 2,161,474 2,070,893 1,001,111 49.19 1,033,969 50.81 35,813
Queensland 1,154,762 1,098,401 481,092 44.32 604,444 55.68 12,865
South Australia 750,308 722,434 332,369 47.14 372,666 52.86 17,399
Western Australia 612,016 577,989 248,860 44.07 315,786 55.93 13,343
Tasmania 246,596 237,891 96,793 41.37 137,156 58.63 3,942
Total for Commonwealth 7,759,714 7,410,511 3,519,710 48.30 3,767,138 51.70 123,663
Results Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried

Mode of Altering the Constitution

This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Mode of Altering the Constitution) § Results
Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote  % Vote  %
New South Wales 2,834,558 2,702,903 1,367,476 51.35 1,295,621 48.65 39,806
Victoria 2,161,474 2,070,893 1,001,753 49.22 1,033,486 50.78 35,654
Queensland 1,154,762 1,098,401 480,926 44.29 604,816 55.71 12,659
South Australia 750,308 722,434 311,954 44.26 392,891 55.74 17,589
Western Australia 612,016 577,989 240,134 42.53 324,435 57.47 13,420
Tasmania 246,596 237,891 95,264 40.72 138,674 59.28 3,953
Total for Commonwealth 7,759,714 7,410,511 3,497,507 47.99 3,789,923 52.01 123,081
Results Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried

Democratic Elections

This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) § Results
Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote  % Vote  %
New South Wales 2,835,558 2,702,903 1,345,983 50.55 1,316,837 49.45 40,083
Victoria 2,161,474 2,070,893 970,903 47.71 1,064,023 52.29 35,967
Queensland 1,154,762 1,098,401 474,337 43.70 611,135 56.30 12,929
South Australia 750,308 722,434 310,839 44.11 393,857 55.89 17,738
Western Australia 612,016 577,989 241,946 42.86 322,587 57.14 13,456
Tasmania 246,596 237,891 95,463 40.81 138,430 59.19 3,998
Total for Commonwealth 7,760,714 7,410,511 3,439,471 47.20 3,846,869 52.80 124,171
Results Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried

Local Government Bodies

This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies) § Results
Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote  % Vote  %
New South Wales 2,834,558 2,702,903 1,350,274 50.79 1,308,039 49.21 44,590
Victoria 2,161,474 2,070,893 961,664 47.38 1,068,120 52.62 41,109
Queensland 1,154,762 1,098,401 473,465 43.68 610,537 56.32 14,399
South Australia 750,308 722,434 298,489 42.52 403,479 57.48 20,466
Western Australia 612,016 577,989 229,337 40.67 334,529 59.33 14,123
Tasmania 246,596 237,891 93,495 40.03 140,073 59.97 4,323
Total for Commonwealth 7,759,714 7,410,511 3,406,724 46.85 3,864,777 53.15 139,010
Results Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia.

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