Australian referendum, 1984

The 1984 Australian Referendum was held on 1 December 1984. It contained two referendum questions, neither of which passed.[1]

Results [2]
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas ACT [3] NT [3] States in favour Voters in favour Result
(37) Terms of Senators Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes 2:4 51% Not carried
(38) Interchange of Powers No No No No No No Yes No 0:6 47% Not carried

The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1984 federal election.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lindell, Geoffrey; Bennett, R. L. (2001-12-01). Parliament: The Vision in Hindsight. Federation Press. pp. 235–. ISBN 9781862874060. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. .
  3. 1 2 Following the 1977 referendum, votes cast in the territories count towards the national total, but would not be counted toward any state total.

Further reading

  • Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101.
  • Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia. .
  • Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.
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