1967 Australian referendum

The 1967 Australian referendum occurred on 27 May 1967 under the Holt Government. It contained three topics asked about in two questions, regarding the passage of two bills to alter the Australian Constitution.[1]

The first question (Constitution Alteration (Parliament) Bill 1967) sought to increase the number of Members in the House of Representatives.[1] The second question (Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) Bill 1967) related to Indigenous Australians (referred to as "the Aboriginal Race") and was in two parts: whether to give the Federal Government the power to make laws for Indigenous Australians in states, and whether in population counts for constitutional purposes to include all Indigenous Australians.[1][2][3]

Results[4]
Proposed amendment	State majority achieved						States in favour	National support	Result
Proposed amendment	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	States in favour	National support	Result
Constitution Alteration (Parliament) 1967	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1:5	40%	Not carried
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6:0	91%	Carried

References

"Constitution Alteration (Parliament) 1967 and Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 Referendums: The Arguments For and Against the Proposed Alterations Together with a Statement Showing the Proposed Alterations". Commonwealth of Australia. 1967. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Austlii.
Arcioni, Elisa (1 September 2012). "Excluding Indigenous Australians from 'The People': A Reconsideration of Sections 25 and 127 of the Constitution". Federal Law Review. Canberra: Australian National University. 40 (3). ISSN 1444-6928. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Thomas, Matthew (25 May 2017). "The 1967 Referendum". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia..

Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101.
Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia..
Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.

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[Ballotpaper-1] "Constitution Alteration (Parliament) 1967 and Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 Referendums: The Arguments For and Against the Proposed Alterations Together with a Statement Showing the Proposed Alterations". Commonwealth of Australia. 1967. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Austlii.

[2] Arcioni, Elisa (1 September 2012). "Excluding Indigenous Australians from 'The People': A Reconsideration of Sections 25 and 127 of the Constitution". Federal Law Review. Canberra: Australian National University. 40 (3). ISSN 1444-6928. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[3] Thomas, Matthew (25 May 2017). "The 1967 Referendum". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[Handbook-4] Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia..

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