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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