The Constitution Alteration (Democratic Elections) 1974 was a question put to referendum in the Australian referendum, 1974, and sought to modify the method of determining the size of electorates within each state, from being based on the number of voters in the total population to allow members of Parliament to be appointed by direct vote.
Proposed law entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution so as to ensure that the members of the House of Representatives and of the parliaments of the states are chosen directly and democratically by the people".
Do you approve the proposed law?
| State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 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 | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,439,471 | %47.20 | 3,846,869 | %52.80 | 124,171 |
| Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority
of 407,398 votes. |
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| Not
carried |
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