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Home | Referendums and Plebiscites | Referendum results 1999

Referendum results

6 November 1999

(43) Establishment of Republic; (44) Preamble

Question 1

A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.

Do you approve this proposed alteration?

Constitution Alteration (Establishment of Republic) 1999 sought to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 4 145 650 3 948 714 1 817 380 46.43 2 096 562 53.57 34 772
Victoria 3 163 934 3 016 737 1 489 536 49.84 1 499 138 50.16 28 063
Queensland 2 225 835 2 108 694 784 060 37.44 1 309 992 62.56 14 642
South Australia 1 027 535 986 394 425 869 43.57 551 575 56.43 8 950
Western Australia 1 176 311 1 114 326 458 306 41.48 646 520 58.52 9 500
Tasmania 327 729 315 641 126 271 40.37 186 513 59.63 2 857
Australian Capital Territory 212 586 202 614 127 211 63.27 73 850 36.73 1 553
Northern Territory 108 149 91 880 44 391 48.77 46 637 51.23 852
Total for Commonwealth 12 387 729 11 785 000 5 273 024 45.13 6 410 787 54.87 101 189
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 1 137 763 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble.

Do you approve this proposed alteration?

Constitution Alteration (Preamble) 1999 sought to alter the Constitution to insert an additional preamble.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 4 145 650 3 948 482 1 647 378 42.14 2 261 960 57.86 39 144
Victoria 3 163 934 3 016 716 1 268 044 42.46 1 718 331 57.54 30 341
Queensland 2 225 835 2 108 659 686 644 32.81 1 405 841 67.19 16 174
South Australia 1 027 535 986 535 371 965 38.10 604 245 61.90 10 325
Western Australia 1 176 311 1 114 455 383 477 34.73 720 542 65.27 10 436
Tasmania 327 729 315 664 111 415 35.67 200 906 64.33 3 343
Australian Capital Territory 212 586 202 618 87 629 43.61 113 293 56.39 1 696
Northern Territory 108 149 91 906 35 011 38.52 55 880 61.48 1 015
Total for Commonwealth 12 387 729 11 785 035 4 591 563 39.34 7 080 998 60.66 112 474
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 2 489 435 votes.
Not carried

 

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