The 1974 Australian referendum was held on 18 May 1974. It contained four referendum questions.
The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1974 federal election.
Simultaneous Elections
[edit ]- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results
Result [1]
| State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
| Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
| New South Wales
|
2,834,558
|
2,702,903
|
1,359,485
|
51.06
|
1,303,117
|
48.94
|
40,301
|
| Victoria
|
2,161,474
|
2,070,893
|
1,001,111
|
49.19
|
1,033,969
|
50.81
|
35,813
|
| Queensland
|
1,154,762
|
1,098,401
|
481,092
|
44.32
|
604,444
|
55.68
|
12,865
|
| South Australia
|
750,308
|
722,434
|
332,369
|
47.14
|
372,666
|
52.86
|
17,399
|
| Western Australia
|
612,016
|
577,989
|
248,860
|
44.07
|
315,786
|
55.93
|
13,343
|
| Tasmania
|
246,596
|
237,891
|
96,793
|
41.37
|
137,156
|
58.63
|
3,942
|
| Total for Commonwealth
|
7,759,714
|
7,410,511
|
3,519,710
|
48.30
|
3,767,138
|
51.70
|
123,663
|
| Results
|
Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried
|
Mode of Altering the Constitution
[edit ]- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Mode of Altering the Constitution) § Results
Result [1]
| State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
| Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
| New South Wales
|
2,834,558
|
2,702,903
|
1,367,476
|
51.35
|
1,295,621
|
48.65
|
39,806
|
| Victoria
|
2,161,474
|
2,070,893
|
1,001,753
|
49.22
|
1,033,486
|
50.78
|
35,654
|
| Queensland
|
1,154,762
|
1,098,401
|
480,926
|
44.29
|
604,816
|
55.71
|
12,659
|
| South Australia
|
750,308
|
722,434
|
311,954
|
44.26
|
392,891
|
55.74
|
17,589
|
| Western Australia
|
612,016
|
577,989
|
240,134
|
42.53
|
324,435
|
57.47
|
13,420
|
| Tasmania
|
246,596
|
237,891
|
95,264
|
40.72
|
138,674
|
59.28
|
3,953
|
| Total for Commonwealth
|
7,759,714
|
7,410,511
|
3,497,507
|
47.99
|
3,789,923
|
52.01
|
123,081
|
| Results
|
Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried
|
Democratic Elections
[edit ]- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) § Results
Result [1]
| State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
| Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
| New South Wales
|
2,835,558
|
2,702,903
|
1,345,983
|
50.55
|
1,316,837
|
49.45
|
40,083
|
| Victoria
|
2,161,474
|
2,070,893
|
970,903
|
47.71
|
1,064,023
|
52.29
|
35,967
|
| Queensland
|
1,154,762
|
1,098,401
|
474,337
|
43.70
|
611,135
|
56.30
|
12,929
|
| South Australia
|
750,308
|
722,434
|
310,839
|
44.11
|
393,857
|
55.89
|
17,738
|
| Western Australia
|
612,016
|
577,989
|
241,946
|
42.86
|
322,587
|
57.14
|
13,456
|
| Tasmania
|
246,596
|
237,891
|
95,463
|
40.81
|
138,430
|
59.19
|
3,998
|
| Total for Commonwealth
|
7,760,714
|
7,410,511
|
3,439,471
|
47.20
|
3,846,869
|
52.80
|
124,171
|
| Results
|
Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried
|
Local Government Bodies
[edit ]- This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies) § Results
Result [1]
| State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
| Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
| New South Wales
|
2,834,558
|
2,702,903
|
1,350,274
|
50.79
|
1,308,039
|
49.21
|
44,590
|
| Victoria
|
2,161,474
|
2,070,893
|
961,664
|
47.38
|
1,068,120
|
52.62
|
41,109
|
| Queensland
|
1,154,762
|
1,098,401
|
473,465
|
43.68
|
610,537
|
56.32
|
14,399
|
| South Australia
|
750,308
|
722,434
|
298,489
|
42.52
|
403,479
|
57.48
|
20,466
|
| Western Australia
|
612,016
|
577,989
|
229,337
|
40.67
|
334,529
|
59.33
|
14,123
|
| Tasmania
|
246,596
|
237,891
|
93,495
|
40.03
|
140,073
|
59.97
|
4,323
|
| Total for Commonwealth
|
7,759,714
|
7,410,511
|
3,406,724
|
46.85
|
3,864,777
|
53.15
|
139,010
|
| Results
|
Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried
|