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.
The first question sought to increase the number of Members in the House of Representatives. The second question related to Indigenous Australians 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.
QuestionNSWVicQldSAWATasStates in favourVoters in favourResult
Parliament
Aboriginal people

Results in detail

Parliament

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Aboriginal people

''This section is an excerpt from 1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals) § Results''