Australia. Referendum, 1973
Question 1
Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘An Act to alter the Constitution so as to enable the Australian Parliament to control prices’?
Constitution Alteration (Prices) 1973 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to prices.
Australia. Referendum, 1973. Question 1
| State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (v) | For (%) | Against (v) | Against (%) | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2 827 989 | 2 618 673 | 1 257 499 | 48.55 | 1 332 485 | 51.45 | 28 689 |
| Victoria | 2 129 494 | 2 001 924 | 891 144 | 45.18 | 1 081 120 | 54.82 | 29 660 |
| Queensland | 1 128 417 | 1 055 299 | 402 506 | 38.47 | 643 770 | 61.53 | 9 023 |
| South Australia | 737 573 | 700 333 | 282 754 | 41.16 | 404 181 | 58.84 | 13 398 |
| Western Australia | 588 789 | 542 122 | 169 605 | 31.90 | 362 121 | 68.10 | 10 396 |
| Tasmania | 241 207 | 229 016 | 85 631 | 38.22 | 138 416 | 61.78 | 4 969 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7 653 469 | 7 147 367 | 3 089 139 | 43.81 | 3 962 093 | 56.19 | 96 135 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 872 954 votes.
Not carried
Question 2
Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘An Act to alter the Constitution so as to enable the Australian Parliament to make laws with respect to incomes’?
Constitution Alteration (Incomes) 1973 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to incomes.
Australia. Referendum, 1973. Question 2
| State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (v) | For (%) | Against (v) | Against (%) | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2 827 989 | 2 618 673 | 1 041 429 | 40.31 | 1 542 217 | 59.69 | 35 027 |
| Victoria | 2 129 494 | 2 001 924 | 657 756 | 33.44 | 1 309 302 | 66.56 | 34 866 |
| Queensland | 1 128 417 | 1 055 299 | 331 163 | 31.70 | 713 562 | 68.30 | 10 574 |
| South Australia | 737 573 | 700 333 | 193 301 | 28.25 | 490 943 | 71.75 | 16 089 |
| Western Australia | 588 789 | 542 122 | 133 531 | 25.21 | 396 199 | 74.79 | 12 392 |
| Tasmania | 241 207 | 229 016 | 63 135 | 28.31 | 159 862 | 71.69 | 6 019 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7 653 469 | 7 147 367 | 2 420 315 | 34.42 | 4 612 085 | 65.58 | 114 967 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 2 191 770 votes.
Not carried