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1977 Australian referendum

Public vote in Australia containing a total of five questions


Public vote in Australia containing a total of five questions

The 1977 Australian referendum was held on 21 May 1977. It contained four referendum questions and one non-binding plebiscite. To date, it is the most recent referendum to have been successful in Australia. NOTOC

NSWVicQldSAWATasStates in favourVoters in favourResult
Question
(33) [Simultaneous Elections](1977-australian-referendum-simultaneous-elections)
(34) [Senate Casual Vacancies](1977-australian-referendum-senate-casual-vacancies)
(35) [Referendums](1977-australian-referendum-referendums)
(36) [Retirement of Judges](1977-australian-referendum-retirement-of-judges)

This referendum had a particularly strong "Yes" vote. All but one of the referendum questions were carried, and the only one not carried had a clear national majority, but was held back by not achieving a majority of the states. No referendum since then has been successful.

NSWVicQldSAWATasACTNTTotal voters
Question
[National Song](1977-australian-plebiscite-national-song)

The four referendum questions were only voted on in the states; voters in the territories only gained the right to vote on constitutional changes as a result of the Referendums amendment passing. Voters in the territories, however, were able to vote on the plebiscite.

Results in detail

Simultaneous Elections

This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results

Senate Casual Vacancies

This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Senate Casual Vacancies) § Results

Referendums

This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Inclusion of territories) § Results

Retirement of Judges

This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Retirement of Judges) § Results

National Song

This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song) § Results

Notes

References

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