# 1988 Australian referendum

The 1988 Australian referendum was held on 3 September 1988. It contained four referendum questions, none of which passed.
Results :
| Question | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | ACT | NT | States in favour | Voters in favour | Result |
| (39) Parliamentary Terms | 32% | 36% | 35% | 27% | 31% | 25% | 44% | 38% | 0:6 | 33% | Not carried |
| (40) Fair Elections | 36% | 40% | 45% | 31% | 32% | 29% | 52% | 43% | 0:6 | 38% | Not carried |
| (41) Local Government | 32% | 36% | 38% | 30% | 30% | 28% | 40% | 39% | 0:6 | 34% | Not carried |
| (42) Rights and Freedoms | 30% | 33% | 33% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 41% | 37% | 0:6 | 31% | Not carried |

## Results in detail
### Parliamentary Terms

    This section is an excerpt from 1988 Australian referendum (Parliamentary Terms) § Result
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 3,564,856 | 3,297,246 | 1,032,621 | 31.66 | 2,228,503 | 68.34 | 36,122 |
| Victoria | 2,697,096 | 2,491,183 | 886,128 | 36.20 | 1,561,759 | 63.80 | 43,296 |
| Queensland | 1,693,247 | 1,552,293 | 542,414 | 35.15 | 1,000,124 | 64.84 | 9,755 |
| South Australia | 937,974 | 873,511 | 229,938 | 26.76 | 629,454 | 73.24 | 14,119 |
| Western Australia | 926,636 | 845,209 | 255,556 | 30.67 | 577,555 | 69.33 | 12,098 |
| Tasmania | 302,324 | 282,785 | 70,698 | 25.34 | 208,297 | 74.66 | 3,790 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 166,131 | 149,128 | 64,458 | 43.62 | 83,328 | 56.38 | 1,342 |
| Northern Territory | 74,695 | 56,370 | 21,092 | 38.13 | 34,222 | 61.87 | 1,056 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 10,362,959 | 9,537,725 | 3,099,270 | 32.91 | 6,316,940 | 67.09 | 121,515 |
| Results | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,217,670 votes. Not carried |

### Fair Elections

    This section is an excerpt from 1988 Australian referendum (Fair Elections) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 3,564,856 | 3,297,246 | 1,159,713 | 35.57 | 2,100,604 | 64.43 | 36,929 |
| Victoria | 2,697,096 | 2,491,183 | 981,508 | 40.12 | 1,465,119 | 59.88 | 44,556 |
| Queensland | 1,693,247 | 1,552,293 | 691,492 | 44.83 | 850,979 | 55.17 | 9,822 |
| South Australia | 937,974 | 873,511 | 263,006 | 30.61 | 596,102 | 69.39 | 14,403 |
| Western Australia | 926,636 | 845,209 | 266,639 | 32.02 | 566,145 | 67.98 | 12,425 |
| Tasmania | 302,324 | 282,785 | 80,608 | 28.89 | 198,372 | 71.11 | 3,805 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 166,131 | 149,128 | 76,815 | 51.99 | 70,937 | 48.01 | 1,376 |
| Northern Territory | 74,695 | 56,370 | 23,763 | 42.99 | 31,512 | 57.01 | 1,095 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 10,362,959 | 9,537,725 | 3,538,817 | 37.59 | 5,874,558 | 62.41 | 124,350 |
| Results | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried |

### Local Government

    This section is an excerpt from 1988 Australian referendum (Local Government) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 3,564,856 | 3,297,246 | 1,033,364 | 31.70 | 2,226,529 | 68.30 | 37,353 |
| Victoria | 2,697,096 | 2,491,183 | 882,020 | 36.06 | 1,563,957 | 63.94 | 45,206 |
| Queensland | 1,693,247 | 1,552,293 | 590,868 | 38.31 | 951,332 | 61.69 | 10,093 |
| South Australia | 937,974 | 873,511 | 256,421 | 29.85 | 602,499 | 70.15 | 14,591 |
| Western Australia | 926,636 | 845,209 | 247,830 | 29.76 | 584,863 | 70.24 | 12,516 |
| Tasmania | 302,324 | 282,785 | 76,707 | 27.50 | 202,214 | 72.50 | 3,864 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 166,131 | 149,128 | 58,755 | 39.78 | 88,945 | 60.22 | 1,428 |
| Northern Territory | 74,695 | 56,370 | 21,449 | 38.80 | 33,826 | 61.20 | 1,095 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 10,362,959 | 9,537,725 | 3,163,488 | 33.61 | 6,248,166 | 66.39 | 126,071 |
| Results | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,335,741 votes. Not carried |

### Rights and Freedoms

    This section is an excerpt from 1988 Australian referendum (Rights and Freedoms) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 3,564,856 | 3,297,246 | 965,045 | 29.65 | 2,289,645 | 70.35 | 42,556 |
| Victoria | 2,697,096 | 2,491,183 | 816,057 | 33.42 | 1,625,484 | 66.58 | 49,642 |
| Queensland | 1,693,247 | 1,552,293 | 506,710 | 32.90 | 1,033,645 | 67.10 | 11,938 |
| South Australia | 937,974 | 873,511 | 223,038 | 26.01 | 634,438 | 73.99 | 16,035 |
| Western Australia | 926,636 | 845,209 | 233,917 | 28.14 | 597,322 | 71.86 | 13,970 |
| Tasmania | 302,324 | 282,785 | 70,987 | 25.49 | 207,486 | 74.51 | 4,312 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 166,131 | 149,128 | 60,064 | 40.71 | 87,460 | 59.29 | 1,604 |
| Northern Territory | 74,695 | 56,370 | 20,503 | 37.14 | 34,699 | 62.86 | 1,168 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 10,362,959 | 9,537,725 | 2,892,828 | 30.79 | 6,503,752 | 69.21 | 141,145 |
| Results | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 3,610,924 votes. Not carried |