Question 1

It is proposed to alter the Constitution to ensure that Senate elections are held at the same time as House of Representatives elections.

Do you approve the proposed law?

Constitution Alteration (Simultaneous Elections) 1977 proposed to introduce simultaneous elections for both Houses of Parliament.

Australia. Referendum, 1977. Question 1

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For (v)	For (%)	Against (v)	Against (%)	Informal
New South Wales	3 007 511	2 774 388	1 931 775	70.71	800 331	29.29	42 282
Victoria	2 252 831	2 083 136	1 325 708	65.00	713 929	35.00	43 499
Queensland	1 241 426	1 138 842	534 968	47.51	590 942	52.49	12 932
South Australia	799 243	745 990	480 827	65.99	247 762	34.01	17 401
Western Australia	682 291	617 463	292 344	48.47	310 765	51.53	14 354
Tasmania	259 081	246 063	82 785	34.26	158 818	65.74	4 460
Total for Commonwealth	8 242 383	7 605 882	4 648 407	62.22	2 822 547	37.78	134 928

Obtained majority in three States and an overall majority of 1 825 860 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

It is proposed to alter the Constitution to ensure as far as practicable that a casual vacancy in the Senate is filled by a person of the same political party as the Senator chosen by the people and for the balance of his term.

Do you approve the proposed law?

Constitution Alteration (Senate Casual Vacancies) 1977 sought, by amending section 15, to ensure as far as practicable that a casual vacancy in the Senate would be filled by a person of the same political party as the Senator chosen by the people, and that the new Senator would hold the seat for the balance of the original term.

Australia. Referendum, 1977. Question 2

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For (v)	For (%)	Against (v)	Against (%)	Informal
New South Wales	3 007 511	2 774 388	2 230 218	81.62	502 171	18.38	41 999
Victoria	2 252 831	2 083 136	1 552 558	76.13	486 798	23.87	43 780
Queensland	1 241 426	1 138 842	662 732	58.86	463 165	41.14	12 945
South Australia	799 243	745 990	557 950	76.59	170 536	23.41	17 504
Western Australia	682 291	617 463	344 389	57.11	258 655	42.89	14 419
Tasmania	259 081	246 063	129 924	53.78	111 638	46.22	4 501
Total for Commonwealth	8 242 383	7 605 882	5 477 771	73.32	1 992 963	26.68	135 148

Obtained majority in all six States and an overall majority of 3 484 808 votes.
Carried

Question 3

It is proposed to alter the Constitution so as to allow electors in the Territories, as well as electors in the States, to vote at referendums on proposed laws to alter the Constitution.

Do you approve the proposed law?

Constitution Alteration (Referendums) 1977 sought to allow electors in Territories to vote in constitutional referendums, by amending section 128. Their votes would count in the national tally only.

Australia. Referendum, 1977. Question 3

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For (v)	For (%)	Against (v)	Against (%)	Informal
New South Wales	3 007 511	2 774 388	2 292 822	83.92	439 247	16.08	42 319
Victoria	2 252 831	2 083 136	1 647 187	80.78	391 855	19.22	44 094
Queensland	1 241 426	1 138 842	670 820	59.58	455 051	40.42	12 971
South Australia	799 243	745 990	606 743	83.29	121 770	16.71	17 477
Western Australia	682 291	617 463	437 751	72.62	165 049	27.38	14 663
Tasmania	259 081	246 063	150 346	62.25	91 184	37.75	4 533
Total for Commonwealth	8 242 383	7 605 882	5 805 669	77.72	1 664 156	22.28	136 057

Obtained majority in all six States and an overall majority of 4 141 513 votes.
Carried

Question 4

It is proposed to alter the Constitution so as to provide for retiring ages for judges of federal courts.

Do you approve the proposed law?

Constitution Alteration (Retirement of Judges) 1977 proposed, by inserting new paragraphs into section 72, to establish a retiring age of 70 for judges of federal courts.

Australia. Referendum, 1977. Question 4

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For (v)	For (%)	Against (v)	Against (%)	Informal
New South Wales	3 007 511	2 774 388	2 316 999	84.84	414 070	15.16	43 319
Victoria	2 252 831	2 083 136	1 659 273	81.43	378 505	18.57	45 358
Queensland	1 241 426	1 138 842	734 183	65.24	391 227	34.76	13 432
South Australia	799 243	745 990	622 760	85.57	104 987	14.43	18 243
Western Australia	682 291	617 463	472 228	78.37	130 307	21.63	14 928
Tasmania	259 081	246 063	174 951	72.46	66 478	27.54	4 634
Total for Commonwealth	8 242 383	7 605 882	5 980 394	80.10	1 485 574	19.90	139 914

Obtained majority in all six States and an overall majority of 4 494 820 votes.
Carried