Question 1
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to provide for 4 year maximum terms for members of both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Parliamentary Terms) 1988 sought to increase House of Representatives terms from a maximum of three years to a maximum of four years, and to reduce Senate terms from a six-year fixed term to a four-year fixed term. It also sought to introduce simultaneous elections for the Houses.
State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
% | % | ||||||
New South Wales | 3 564 856 | 3 297 246 | 1 032 621 | 31.66 | 2 228 503 | 68.34 | 36 122 |
Victoria | 2 697 096 | 2 491 183 | 886 128 | 36.20 | 1 561 759 | 63.80 | 43 296 |
Queensland | 1 693 247 | 1 542 293 | 538 779 | 35.15 | 993 822 | 64.85 | 9 692 |
South Australia | 937 974 | 873 511 | 229 938 | 26.76 | 629 454 | 73.24 | 14 119 |
Western Australia | 926 636 | 845 209 | 255 556 | 30.67 | 577 555 | 69.33 | 12 098 |
Tasmania | 302 324 | 282 785 | 70 698 | 25.34 | 208 297 | 74.66 | 3 790 |
Australian Capital Territory | 166 131 | 149 128 | 64 458 | 43.62 | 83 328 | 56.38 | 1 342 |
Northern Territory | 74 695 | 56 370 | 21 092 | 38.13 | 34 222 | 61.87 | 1 056 |
Total for Commonwealth | 10 362 959 | 9 537 725 | 3 099 270 | 32.91 | 6 316 940 | 67.09 | 121 515 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 3 217 670 votes. | |||||||
Not carried |
Question 2
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to provide for fair and democratic parliamentary elections throughout Australia.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Fair Elections) 1988 sought to ensure that democratic electoral arrangements would be guaranteed for Commonwealth, State and Territory elections.
State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
% | % | ||||||
New South Wales | 3 564 856 | 3 297 246 | 1 159 713 | 35.57 | 2 100 604 | 64.43 | 36 929 |
Victoria | 2 697 096 | 2 491 183 | 981 508 | 40.12 | 1 465 119 | 59.88 | 44 556 |
Queensland | 1 693 247 | 1 542 293 | 686 765 | 44.81 | 845 767 | 55.19 | 9 761 |
South Australia | 937 974 | 873 511 | 263 006 | 30.61 | 596 102 | 69.39 | 14 403 |
Western Australia | 926 636 | 845 209 | 266 639 | 32.02 | 566 145 | 67.98 | 12 425 |
Tasmania | 302 324 | 282 785 | 80 608 | 28.89 | 198 372 | 71.11 | 3 805 |
Australian Capital Territory | 166 131 | 149 128 | 76 815 | 51.99 | 70 937 | 48.01 | 1 376 |
Northern Territory | 74 695 | 56 370 | 23 763 | 42.99 | 31 512 | 57.01 | 1 095 |
Total for Commonwealth | 10 362 959 | 9 537 725 | 3 538 817 | 37.59 | 5 874 558 | 62.41 | 124 350 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 2 335 741 votes. | |||||||
Not carried |
Question 3
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to recognise local government.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
The Constitution recognises government at the Commonwealth and State levels but makes no mention of local government. Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 1988 sought to give such constitutional recognition to local government.
State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
% | % | ||||||
New South Wales | 3 564 856 | 3 297 246 | 1 033 364 | 31.70 | 2 226 529 | 68.30 | 37 353 |
Victoria | 2 697 096 | 2 491 183 | 882 020 | 36.06 | 1 563 957 | 63.94 | 45 206 |
Queensland | 1 693 247 | 1 542 293 | 586 942 | 38.31 | 945 333 | 61.69 | 10 018 |
South Australia | 937 974 | 873 511 | 256 421 | 29.85 | 602 499 | 70.15 | 14 591 |
Western Australia | 926 636 | 845 209 | 247 830 | 29.76 | 584 863 | 70.24 | 12 516 |
Tasmania | 302 324 | 282 785 | 76 707 | 27.50 | 202 214 | 72.50 | 3 864 |
Australian Capital Territory | 166 131 | 149 128 | 58 755 | 39.78 | 88 945 | 60.22 | 1 428 |
Northern Territory | 74 695 | 56 370 | 21 449 | 38.80 | 33 826 | 61.20 | 1 095 |
Total for Commonwealth | 10 362 959 | 9 537 725 | 3 163 488 | 33.61 | 6 248 166 | 66.39 | 126 071 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 3 084 678 votes. | |||||||
Not carried |
Question 4
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to extend the right to trial by jury, to extend freedom of religion, and to ensure fair terms for persons whose property is acquired by any government.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Rights and Freedoms) 1988 sought to guarantee various civil rights in relation to trials, freedom of religion and compulsory acquisition of property.
State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
% | % | ||||||
New South Wales | 3 564 856 | 3 297 246 | 965 045 | 29.65 | 2 289 645 | 70.35 | 42 556 |
Victoria | 2 697 096 | 2 491 183 | 816 057 | 33.42 | 1 625 484 | 66.58 | 49 642 |
Queensland | 1 693 247 | 1 542 293 | 503 217 | 32.88 | 1 027 218 | 67.12 | 11 858 |
South Australia | 937 974 | 873 511 | 223 038 | 26.01 | 634 438 | 73.99 | 16 035 |
Western Australia | 926 636 | 845 209 | 233 917 | 28.14 | 597 322 | 71.86 | 13 970 |
Tasmania | 302 324 | 282 785 | 70 987 | 25.49 | 207 486 | 74.51 | 4 312 |
Australian Capital Territory | 166 131 | 149 128 | 60 064 | 40.71 | 87 460 | 59.29 | 1 604 |
Northern Territory | 74 695 | 56 370 | 20 503 | 37.14 | 34 699 | 62.86 | 1 168 |
Total for Commonwealth | 10 362 959 | 9 537 725 | 2 892 828 | 30.79 | 6 503 752 | 69.21 | 141 145 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 3 610 924 votes. | |||||||
Not carried |
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