1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections)

Elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate of Australia are usually held simultaneously although this was a matter of convention rather than constitutional law. The Constitution Alteration (Simultaneous Elections) 1974 was an Australian referendum held in the 1974 referendums which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to enshrine simultaneous elections in the Constitution.

Question

Proposed law entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution so as to ensure that Senate elections are held at the same time as House of Representatives elections".

Do you approve the proposed law?

Results
Result
StateOn

rolls

 Ballots

issued

 For Against Invalid
% %
New South Wales2,834,558 2,702,903 1,359,48551.06% 1,303,117 48.94%40,301
Victoria2,161,474 2,070,893 1,001,11149.19% 1,033,969 50.81%35,813
Queensland1,154,762 1,098,401 481,09244.32% 604,444 55.68%12,865
South Australia750,308 722,434 332,36947.14% 372,666 52.86%17,399
Western Australia612,016 577,989 248,86044.07% 315,786 55.93%13,343
Tasmania246,596237,891 96,79341.37% 137,156 58.63%3,942
Australian Total7,759,714 7,410,511 3,519,71048.30% 3,767,138 51.70%123,663
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 247,428 votes.
Not carried


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