Australian referendum, 1988

The 1988 Australian Referendum was held on 3 September 1988. It contained four referendum questions, none of which passed. The failure was generally attributed to the open ended and nondescriptive wording of the proposed amendments.

Results ^[1]
Question	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	ACT ^[2]	NT ^[2]	States in favour	Voters in favour	Result
(39) Parliamentary Terms	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0:6	33%	Not carried
(40) Fair Elections	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	0:6	38%	Not carried
(41) Local Government	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0:6	34%	Not carried
(42) Rights and Freedoms	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0:6	31%	Not carried

References

↑ Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia. .
1 2 Following the 1977 referendum, votes cast in the territories count towards the national total, but would not be counted toward any state total.

Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101.
Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites". Parliamentary Library of Australia.
Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia. .
Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.

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Australian referendum, 1988

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