Australian Referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals) - Referendum Results

Referendum Results

Question: DO YOU APPROVE the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled— 'An Act to alter the Constitution so as to omit certain words relating to the People of the Aboriginal Race in any State and so that Aboriginals are to be counted in reckoning the Population?'

For Against
Votes 90.77% 9.23%
States 6 0
State On rolls Ballots issued For Against Informal
% %
New South Wales 2,315,828 2,166,507 1,949,036 91.46% 182,010 8.54% 35,461
Victoria 1,734,476 1,630,594 1,525,026 94.68% 85,611 5.32% 19,957
Queensland 904,808 848,728 748,612 89.21% 90,587 10.79% 9,529
South Australia 590,275 560,844 473,440 86.26% 75,383 13.74% 12,021
Western Australia 437,609 405,666 319,823 80.95% 75,282 19.05% 10,561
Tasmania 199,589 189,245 167,176 90.21% 18,134 9.79% 3,935
Total for Commonwealth 6,182,585 5,801,584 5,183,113 90.77% 527,007 9.23% 91,464

Obtained a majority in all six States and an overall majority (i.e. including voters in Territories) of 4 656 106 votes.

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