Australian referendum, 1974 (Local Government Bodies)

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Constitution Alteration (Local Government Bodies) 1974 attempted to amend the constitution to allow the federal government to grant financial assistance to any local government body, and to make loans on their behalf. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1974.

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Proposed law entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution to enable the Commonwealth to borrow money for, and to grant financial assistance to, local government bodies".

Do you approve the proposed law?

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
				%		%
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
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 458,053 votes.
Not carried

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Referendums and plebiscites in Australia
Referendum of 1974
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