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