Australia. Referendum, 1999
Question 1
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Establishment of Republic) 1999 sought to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
Australia. Referendum, 1999. Question 1
| State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (v) | For (%) | Against (v) | Against (%) | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 145 650 | 3 948 714 | 1 817 380 | 46.43 | 2 096 562 | 53.57 | 34 772 |
| Victoria | 3 163 934 | 3 016 737 | 1 489 536 | 49.84 | 1 499 138 | 50.16 | 28 063 |
| Queensland | 2 225 835 | 2 108 694 | 784 060 | 37.44 | 1 309 992 | 62.56 | 14 642 |
| South Australia | 1 027 535 | 986 394 | 425 869 | 43.57 | 551 575 | 56.43 | 8 950 |
| Western Australia | 1 176 311 | 1 114 326 | 458 306 | 41.48 | 646 520 | 58.52 | 9 500 |
| Tasmania | 327 729 | 315 641 | 126 271 | 40.37 | 186 513 | 59.63 | 2 857 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 212 586 | 202 614 | 127 211 | 63.27 | 73 850 | 36.73 | 1 553 |
| Northern Territory | 108 149 | 91 880 | 44 391 | 48.77 | 46 637 | 51.23 | 852 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 12 387 729 | 11 785 000 | 5 273 024 | 45.13 | 6 410 787 | 54.87 | 101 189 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 1 137 763 votes.
Not carried
Question 2
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Preamble) 1999 sought to alter the Constitution to insert an additional preamble.
Australia. Referendum, 1999. Question 2
| State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (v) | For (%) | Against (v) | Against (%) | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 145 650 | 3 948 482 | 1 647 378 | 42.14 | 2 261 960 | 57.86 | 39 144 |
| Victoria | 3 163 934 | 3 016 716 | 1 268 044 | 42.46 | 1 718 331 | 57.54 | 30 341 |
| Queensland | 2 225 835 | 2 108 659 | 686 644 | 32.81 | 1 405 841 | 67.19 | 16 174 |
| South Australia | 1 027 535 | 986 535 | 371 965 | 38.10 | 604 245 | 61.90 | 10 325 |
| Western Australia | 1 176 311 | 1 114 455 | 383 477 | 34.73 | 720 542 | 65.27 | 10 436 |
| Tasmania | 327 729 | 315 664 | 111 415 | 35.67 | 200 906 | 64.33 | 3 343 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 212 586 | 202 618 | 87 629 | 43.61 | 113 293 | 56.39 | 1 696 |
| Northern Territory | 108 149 | 91 906 | 35 011 | 38.52 | 55 880 | 61.48 | 1 015 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 12 387 729 | 11 785 035 | 4 591 563 | 39.34 | 7 080 998 | 60.66 | 112 474 |
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 2 489 435 votes.
Not carried