1967 Australian referendum (Parliament)

none January 2020 January 2020 the first part of the 1967 referendum, increasing the number of Members in the House of Representatives the second part, regarding certain matters on Indigenous Australians 1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals) 1967 Parliament referendum 1967 05 27 y Australia Question 1Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled—'An Act to alter the Constitution so that the number of members of the House of Representatives may be increased without necessarily increasing the number of Senators'? 2,298,669 3,411,940 5,801,584 6,182,585 350px Results by electorate. 350px Results by state. The first part of the 1967 Australian referendum to change the Constitution was the Parliament question, which related to the relative number of members in each house of the Australian Parliament − the so-called "nexus". The 1967 Australian referendum called by the Holt government on 27 May 1967 consisted of two parts, with the second question relating to Aboriginal Australians. Section 24 of the Australian Constitution requires that the number of members in the House of Representatives be, as nearly as possible, twice the number of members in the Senate.Cth act coaca430 Constitution 24 Constitution of House of Representatives. The most important effect of the "nexus" in the Australian Constitution is to prevent the dilution of the collective voting power of the Senate, which represents the Australian states equally, in any joint sitting of both houses following a double dissolution election. The nexus ensures that Senators will always have about one-third of the votes in a joint sitting, and Members of the House of Representatives about two-thirds. The referendum question asked the public to vote on whether "the number of members of the House of Representatives may be increased without necessarily increasing the number of Senators".Constitution Alteration (Parliament) 1967 and Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967: The arguments for and against Commonwealth of Australia https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-274275194 6 April 1967 3 June 2020 Trove It was defeated, with 59.75% of voters voting "No" to this question. Question Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'An Act to alter the Constitution so that the number of members of the House of Representatives may be increased without necessarily increasing the number of Senators'? Results + ResultHandbook State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal Vote % Vote % New South Wales 2,315,828 2,166,507 1,087,694 51.01 1,044,458 48.99 34,355 Victoria 1,734,476 1,630,594 496,826 30.87 1,112,506 69.13 21,262 Queensland 904,808 848,728 370,200 44.13 468,673 55.87 9,855 South Australia 590,275 560,844 186,344 33.91 363,120 66.09 11,380 Western Australia 437,609 405,666 114,841 29.05 280,523 70.95 10,302 Tasmania 199,589 189,245 42,764 23.06 142,660 76.94 3,821 Total for Commonwealth 6,182,585 5,801,584 2,298,669 40.25 3,411,940 59.75 90,975 Results Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 1,113,271 votes. Not carried See also Referendums in Australia Politics of Australia History of Australia References Handbook Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2014-10-31%2F0049%22 Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results Parliamentary Library of Australia Further reading Austats Special Article on the History of Pensions and other Benefits in Australia Standing Committee on Legislative and Constitutional Affairs (1997) Constitutional Change: Select sources on Constitutional change in Australia 1901–1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605092632/http://www.aph.gov.au/HOUSE/committee/laca/Inquiryinconch.htm 5 June 2011 . Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra. Bennett, Scott (2003). Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment https://web.archive.org/web/20120216200422/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/2002-03/03RP11.htm 16 February 2012 Australian Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra. Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.   1967 Referendums Category:1967 referendums Category:Constitutional referendums in Australia