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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Following the 1977 referendum, votes cast in the territories count towards the national total, but are not counted toward any state total.
- ↑ "Result of referendum with respect to Fair Elections". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. S324. 27 October 1988. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 October 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Result of referendum with respect to Local Government". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. S324. 27 October 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 23 October 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Result of referendum with respect to Rights and Freedoms". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette . No. S324. 27 October 1988. p. 2-3. Retrieved 23 October 2021– via Trove.
