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.

This article is about the both questions asked in the 1967 referendum. For the first part, increasing the number of Members in the House of Representatives, see 1967 Australian referendum (Parliament). For the second part of the 1967 referendum, regarding certain matters on Indigenous Australians, see 1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals).

The first question (Constitution Alteration (Parliament) Bill 1967) sought to increase the number of Members in the House of Representatives. The second question (Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) Bill 1967) related to Indigenous Australians (referred to as "the Aboriginal Race") 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.

Results 
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favour Voters in favour Result
(25) Parliament Yes No No No No No 1:5 40% Not carried
(26) Aboriginal people Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6:0 91% Carried


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