1977 Australian referendum

Public vote in Australia containing a total of five questions October 2021 October 2021 The 1977 Australian referendum was held on 21 May 1977. It contained four referendum questions and one non-binding plebiscite. To date, it is the most recent referendum to have been successful in Australia. __NOTOC__ + ResultHandbook Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favour Voters in favour Result (33) Simultaneous Elections 3:3 62.2% Not carried (34) Senate Casual Vacancies 6:0 73.3% Carried (35) Referendums 6:0 77.7% Carried (36) Retirement of Judges 6:0 80.1% Carried This referendum had a particularly strong "Yes" vote. All but one of the referendum questions were carried, and the only one not carried had a clear national majority, but was held back by not achieving a majority of the states. No referendum since then has been successful.The 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey returned a majority of "yes" votes in all states (and thus nationally) but not being compulsorywas not a referendum. + PlebisciteHandbook Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas ACT NT Total voters National Song Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair Song of Australia Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair Waltzing Matilda Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair The four referendum questions were only voted on in the states; voters in the territories only gained the right to vote on constitutional changes as a result of the Referendums amendment passing. Voters in the territories, however, were able to vote on the plebiscite.Handbook Results in detail Simultaneous Elections 1977 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections)Results This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results Senate Casual Vacancies 1977 Australian referendum (Senate Casual Vacancies)Results This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Senate Casual Vacancies) § Results Referendums 1977 Australian referendum (Referendums)Results This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Inclusion of territories) § Results Retirement of Judges 1977 Australian referendum (Retirement of judges)Results This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian referendum (Retirement of Judges) § Results National Song 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song)Results This section is an excerpt from 1977 Australian plebiscite (National Song) § Results See also Politics of Australia History of Australia Referendums in Australia Notes 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 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. 1977 Category:1977 referendums 1977 Referendum Category:May 1977 in Australia