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1975 Western Australian daylight saving referendum
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Western Australian daylight saving referendum, 1975 |
| title | Are you in favour of the standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October in each year until the first Sunday in March next following? |
| date | |
| country | Western Australia |
| yes | 250,644 |
| no | 290,179 |
A referendum was held on 8 March 1975 in the Australian state of Western Australia on the topic of introducing daylight saving. It was the first of four such proposals which have been put to Western Australian voters and followed a trial over the 1974–1975 summer, from 27 October 1974 until 2 March 1975. The referendum failed to pass, with 53.66% voting against the proposal.
Referendum results
Question: Are you in favour of the standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October in each year until the first Sunday in March next following?
| District | Valid votes | For | Against | Vote | % | Vote | % | Total | 540,823 | 250,644 | 46.34 | 290,179 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 7,060 | 3,843 | 3,217 | 45.57 | |||||||||
| Ascot | 13,304 | 6,234 | 46.86 | 7,070 | |||||||||
| Avon | 6,945 | 1,682 | 24.22 | 5,263 | |||||||||
| Balga | 14,253 | 7,649 | 6,604 | 46.33 | |||||||||
| Boulder-Dundas | 6,579 | 3,102 | 47.15 | 3,477 | |||||||||
| Bunbury | 7,414 | 3,508 | 47.32 | 3,906 | |||||||||
| Canning | 21,856 | 12,474 | 9,382 | 42.93 | |||||||||
| Clontarf | 14,981 | 7,778 | 7,203 | 48.08 | |||||||||
| Cockburn | 15,817 | 8,718 | 7,099 | 44.88 | |||||||||
| Collie | 7,032 | 2,033 | 28.91 | 4,999 | |||||||||
| Cottesloe | 13,559 | 7,071 | 6,488 | 47.85 | |||||||||
| Dale | 10,459 | 5,218 | 49.89 | 5,241 | |||||||||
| East Melville | 15,645 | 8,586 | 7,059 | 45.12 | |||||||||
| Floreat | 14,982 | 8,295 | 6,687 | 44.63 | |||||||||
| Fremantle | 13,969 | 6,698 | 47.95 | 7,271 | |||||||||
| Gascoyne | 2,777 | 993 | 35.76 | 1,784 | |||||||||
| Geraldton | 7,063 | 2,347 | 33.23 | 4,716 | |||||||||
| Greenough | 6,478 | 1,194 | 18.43 | 5,284 | |||||||||
| Kalamunda | 9,161 | 4,648 | 4,513 | 49.26 | |||||||||
| Kalgoorlie | 5,994 | 2,749 | 45.86 | 3,245 | |||||||||
| Karrinyup | 19,709 | 11,236 | 8,473 | 42.99 | |||||||||
| Katanning | 6,880 | 1,597 | 23.21 | 5,283 | |||||||||
| Kimberley | 2,530 | 1,274 | 1,256 | 49.64 | |||||||||
| Maylands | 14,317 | 6,643 | 46.40 | 7,674 | |||||||||
| Melville | 14,393 | 7,350 | 7,043 | 48.93 | |||||||||
| Merredin-Yilgarn | 6,477 | 1,218 | 18.81 | 5,259 | |||||||||
| Moore | 6,578 | 1,056 | 16.05 | 5,522 | |||||||||
| Morley | 17,694 | 9,777 | 7,917 | 44.74 | |||||||||
| Mount Hawthorn | 13,527 | 6,269 | 46.34 | 7,258 | |||||||||
| Mount Lawley | 14,297 | 7,159 | 7,138 | 49.93 | |||||||||
| Mount Marshall | 6,076 | 840 | 13.82 | 5,236 | |||||||||
| Mundaring | 8,210 | 3,872 | 47.16 | 4,338 | |||||||||
| Murchison-Eyre | 1,535 | 479 | 31.21 | 1,056 | |||||||||
| Murray | 7,903 | 2,535 | 32.08 | 5,368 | |||||||||
| Narrogin | 7,104 | 1,407 | 19.81 | 5,697 | |||||||||
| Nedlands | 13,316 | 6,809 | 6,507 | 48.87 | |||||||||
| Perth | 11,387 | 5,177 | 45.46 | 6,210 | |||||||||
| Pilbara | 7,555 | 4,121 | 3,434 | 45.45 | |||||||||
| Rockingham | 8,560 | 4,445 | 4,115 | 48.07 | |||||||||
| Roe | 7,230 | 2,308 | 31.92 | 4,922 | |||||||||
| Scarborough | 14,339 | 7,836 | 6,503 | 45.35 | |||||||||
| South Perth | 12,948 | 6,555 | 6,393 | 49.37 | |||||||||
| Stirling | 7,047 | 2,290 | 32.50 | 4,757 | |||||||||
| Subiaco | 12,589 | 6,376 | 6,213 | 49.35 | |||||||||
| Swan | 14,738 | 6,364 | 43.18 | 8,374 | |||||||||
| Toodyay | 17,867 | 9,506 | 8,361 | 46.8 | |||||||||
| Vasse | 7,817 | 2,479 | 31.71 | 5,338 | |||||||||
| Victoria Park | 13,918 | 6,429 | 46.19 | 7,489 | |||||||||
| Warren | 6,587 | 2,108 | 32.00 | 4,479 | |||||||||
| Wellington | 7,562 | 2,937 | 38.84 | 4,625 | |||||||||
| Welshpool | 14,805 | 7,372 | 49.79 | 7,433 | |||||||||
| *An overall minority of 39,535 votes.* **Rejected** |
References
References
- "1975 – First Daylight Savings Referendum". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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