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. Constitution Alteration (Simultaneous Elections) 1974 proposed to enshrine simultaneous elections in the Constitution. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1974.
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?
| State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,359,485 | %51.06 | 1,303,117 | %48.94 | 40,301 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 1,001,111 | %49.19 | 1,033,969 | %50.81 | 35,813 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 481,092 | %44.32 | 604,444 | %55.68 | 12,865 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 332,369 | %47.14 | 372,666 | %52.86 | 17,399 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 248,860 | %44.07 | 315,786 | %55.93 | 13,343 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 96,793 | %41.37 | 137,156 | %58.63 | 3,942 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,519,710 | %48.30 | 3,767,138 | %51.70 | 123,663 |
| Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority
of 247,428 votes. |
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| Not
carried |
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