# 1974 Australian referendum

The 1974 Australian referendum was held on 18 May 1974. It contained four referendum questions.
Results :
| Question | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | States in favour | Voters in favour | Result |
| (29) Simultaneous Elections | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 1:5 | 48.3% | Not carried |
| (30) Mode of Altering the Constitution | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 1:5 | 48.0% | Not carried |
| (31) Democratic Elections | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 1:5 | 47.2% | Not carried |
| (32) Local Government Bodies | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 1:5 | 46.9% | Not carried |
The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1974 federal election.

## Results in detail
### Simultaneous Elections

    This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Simultaneous Elections) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,359,485 | 51.06 | 1,303,117 | 48.94 | 40,301 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 1,001,111 | 49.19 | 1,033,969 | 50.81 | 35,813 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 481,092 | 44.32 | 604,444 | 55.68 | 12,865 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 332,369 | 47.14 | 372,666 | 52.86 | 17,399 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 248,860 | 44.07 | 315,786 | 55.93 | 13,343 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 96,793 | 41.37 | 137,156 | 58.63 | 3,942 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,519,710 | 48.30 | 3,767,138 | 51.70 | 123,663 |
| Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,428 votes. Not carried |

### Mode of Altering the Constitution

    This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Mode of Altering the Constitution) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,367,476 | 51.35 | 1,295,621 | 48.65 | 39,806 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 1,001,753 | 49.22 | 1,033,486 | 50.78 | 35,654 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 480,926 | 44.29 | 604,816 | 55.71 | 12,659 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 311,954 | 44.26 | 392,891 | 55.74 | 17,589 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 240,134 | 42.53 | 324,435 | 57.47 | 13,420 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 95,264 | 40.72 | 138,674 | 59.28 | 3,953 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,497,507 | 47.99 | 3,789,923 | 52.01 | 123,081 |
| Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 292,416 votes. Not carried |

### Democratic Elections

    This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 2,835,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,345,983 | 50.55 | 1,316,837 | 49.45 | 40,083 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 970,903 | 47.71 | 1,064,023 | 52.29 | 35,967 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 474,337 | 43.70 | 611,135 | 56.30 | 12,929 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 310,839 | 44.11 | 393,857 | 55.89 | 17,738 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 241,946 | 42.86 | 322,587 | 57.14 | 13,456 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 95,463 | 40.81 | 138,430 | 59.19 | 3,998 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,760,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,439,471 | 47.20 | 3,846,869 | 52.80 | 124,171 |
| Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 407,398 votes. Not carried |

### Local Government Bodies

    This section is an excerpt from 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies) § Results
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,350,274 | 50.79 | 1,308,039 | 49.21 | 44,590 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 961,664 | 47.38 | 1,068,120 | 52.62 | 41,109 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 473,465 | 43.68 | 610,537 | 56.32 | 14,399 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 298,489 | 42.52 | 403,479 | 57.48 | 20,466 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 229,337 | 40.67 | 334,529 | 59.33 | 14,123 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 93,495 | 40.03 | 140,073 | 59.97 | 4,323 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,406,724 | 46.85 | 3,864,777 | 53.15 | 139,010 |
| Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. Not carried |