Australian referendum, 1967 (Parliament) Totally Explained

Everything about Australian Referendum 1967 Parliament totally explained

Held within the Australian referendum, 1967 was a question about the so-called Nexus. Section 24 of the Australian Constitution required that the number of members in the lower house be as near as possible to twice the numbers of members in the upper house (Senate). This ratio is quite common in other parliaments, but there are significant exceptions. The most important effect of the nexus is to prevent swamping of the senate's power in the case of a joint sitting.

Results

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'?

State	Onrolls	Ballotsissued	For		Against		Informal
State	Onrolls	Ballotsissued		%		%	Informal
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
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minorityof 1,113,271 votes.
Not carried

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