Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2001
Table title:
Result
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Choice </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Referendum failed No </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 629,041 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50.42 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Yes </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 618,485 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49.58 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Valid votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,247,526 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 99.47 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Invalid or blank votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,649 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.53 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Total votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,254,175 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100.00 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Registered voters and turnout </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,923,918 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42.89 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How was the proposal received on the referendum on 6 March 2002?
Answer:
The proposal was put to a referendum on 6 March 2002 but was rejected by 629,041 against to 618,485 in favour.