Australian referendum, 1988 (Fair Elections)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constitution Alteration (Fair Elections) 1988 proposed to enshrine in the constitution a guarantee that all Commonwealth, State and Territory elections would be conducted democratically. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1988.
[edit] Results
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to provide for fair and democratic parliamentary elections throughout Australia.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
| State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 3,564,856 | 3,297,246 | 1,159,713 | %35.57 | 2,100,604 | %64.43 | 36,929 |
| Victoria | 2,697,096 | 2,491,183 | 981,508 | %40.12 | 1,465,119 | %59.88 | 44,556 |
| Queensland | 1,693,247 | 1,542,293 | 686,765 | %44.81 | 845,767 | %55.19 | 9,761 |
| South Australia | 937,974 | 873,511 | 263,006 | %30.61 | 596,102 | %69.39 | 14,403 |
| Western Australia | 926,636 | 845,209 | 266,639 | %32.02 | 566,145 | %67.98 | 12,425 |
| Tasmania | 302,324 | 282,785 | 80,608 | %28.89 | 198,372 | %71.11 | 3,805 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 166,131 | 149,128 | 76,815 | %51.99 | 70,937 | %48.01 | 1,376 |
| Northern Territory | 74,695 | 56,370 | 23,763 | %42.99 | 31,512 | %57.01 | 1,095 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 10,362,959 | 9,537,725 | 3,538,817 | %37.59 | 5,874,558 | %62.41 | 124,350 |
| Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority
of 2 335 741 votes. |
|||||||
| Not
carried |
|||||||
[edit] Discussion
This referendum question came about due to the widespread gerrymandering which was endemic during Joh Bjelke-Peterson's term as the Queensland Premier.
[edit] See also
|
|||||||||||
