The 1974 Australian referendum was held on 18 May 1974. It contained four referendum questions.
The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1974 federal election.
Results in detail
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Simultaneous Elections
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- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
New South Wales
|
2,834,558
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2,702,903
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1,359,485
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51.06
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1,303,117
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48.94
|
40,301
|
Victoria
|
2,161,474
|
2,070,893
|
1,001,111
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49.19
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1,033,969
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50.81
|
35,813
|
Queensland
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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
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577,989
|
248,860
|
44.07
|
315,786
|
55.93
|
13,343
|
Tasmania
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246,596
|
237,891
|
96,793
|
41.37
|
137,156
|
58.63
|
3,942
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Total for Commonwealth
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7,759,714
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7,410,511
|
3,519,710
|
48.30
|
3,767,138
|
51.70
|
123,663
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Results
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Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried
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Mode of Altering the Constitution
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- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Mode of Altering the Constitution) § Results
Result [1]
State
|
Electoral roll
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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
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2,161,474
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2,070,893
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1,001,753
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49.22
|
1,033,486
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50.78
|
35,654
|
Queensland
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1,154,762
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1,098,401
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480,926
|
44.29
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604,816
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55.71
|
12,659
|
South Australia
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750,308
|
722,434
|
311,954
|
44.26
|
392,891
|
55.74
|
17,589
|
Western Australia
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612,016
|
577,989
|
240,134
|
42.53
|
324,435
|
57.47
|
13,420
|
Tasmania
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246,596
|
237,891
|
95,264
|
40.72
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138,674
|
59.28
|
3,953
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Total for Commonwealth
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7,759,714
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7,410,511
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3,497,507
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47.99
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3,789,923
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52.01
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123,081
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Results
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Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried
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Democratic Elections
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- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
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For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
New South Wales
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2,835,558
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2,702,903
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1,345,983
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50.55
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1,316,837
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49.45
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40,083
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Victoria
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2,161,474
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2,070,893
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970,903
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47.71
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1,064,023
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52.29
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35,967
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Queensland
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1,154,762
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1,098,401
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474,337
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43.70
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611,135
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56.30
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12,929
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South Australia
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750,308
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722,434
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310,839
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44.11
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393,857
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55.89
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17,738
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Western Australia
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612,016
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577,989
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241,946
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42.86
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322,587
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57.14
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13,456
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Tasmania
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246,596
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237,891
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95,463
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40.81
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138,430
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59.19
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3,998
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Total for Commonwealth
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7,760,714
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7,410,511
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3,439,471
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47.20
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3,846,869
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52.80
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124,171
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Results
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Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried
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Local Government Bodies
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- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
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For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
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New South Wales
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2,834,558
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2,702,903
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1,350,274
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50.79
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1,308,039
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49.21
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44,590
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Victoria
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2,161,474
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2,070,893
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961,664
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47.38
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1,068,120
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52.62
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41,109
|
Queensland
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1,154,762
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1,098,401
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473,465
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43.68
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610,537
|
56.32
|
14,399
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South Australia
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750,308
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722,434
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298,489
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42.52
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403,479
|
57.48
|
20,466
|
Western Australia
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612,016
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577,989
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229,337
|
40.67
|
334,529
|
59.33
|
14,123
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Tasmania
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246,596
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237,891
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93,495
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40.03
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140,073
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59.97
|
4,323
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Total for Commonwealth
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7,759,714
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7,410,511
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3,406,724
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46.85
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3,864,777
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53.15
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139,010
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Results
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Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried
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See also
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References
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Further reading
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