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The 1977 Australian referendum was held on 21 May 1977. It contained four
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
questions and one
non-binding plebiscite.
This referendum had a particularly strong "Yes" vote. All but one of the referendum questions was carried, and the only one to not be 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 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.
Results in detail
Simultaneous Elections
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Senate Casual Vacancies
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Referendums
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Retirement of Judges
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National Song
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See also
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Politics of Australia
The politics of Australia take place within the framework of a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system under its Constitution, one of the world's oldest, since ...
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History of Australia
The history of Australia is the story of the land and peoples of the continent of Australia.
People first arrived on the Australian mainland by sea from Maritime Southeast Asia between 50,000 and 65,000 years ago, and penetrated to all part ...
Notes
References
Further reading
* Standing Committee on Legislative and Constitutional Affairs (1997)
Constitutional Change: Select sources on Constitutional change in Australia 1901–1997''. Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra.
* Bennett, Scott (2003).
'' Australian Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra.
* Australian Electoral Commission (2007)
' AEC, Canberra.
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Referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
May 1977 events in Australia