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A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome | Not carried. A majority "no" vote nationally and in all states. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice |
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Proposed Australian federal Indigenous advisory body to represent Indigenous communities. |
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum was held on 14 October 2023. [1] Voters were asked if they approved an alteration to the Australian Constitution that would recognise Indigenous Australians in the document through prescribing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The referendum failed to get either of the two majorities in favour that were both required for the Constitution to be changed: [2]
Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 9,452,792 | 60.06 |
Yes | 6,286,894 | 39.94 |
Valid votes | 15,739,686 | 99.02 |
Invalid or blank votes | 155,545 | 0.98 |
Total votes | 15,895,231 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 17,671,784 | 89.95 |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission [3] |
Votes cast in the territories are included in the national total for the purposes of determining a national majority, but the territories are not counted for the purposes of determining a majority of states.
State/territory | Yes | No | Invalid | Turnout (%) | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
New South Wales | 2,058,764 | 41.04 | 2,957,880 | 58.96 | 57,285 | 90.80 |
Victoria | 1,846,623 | 45.85 | 2,180,851 | 54.15 | 39,038 | 91.00 |
Queensland | 1,010,416 | 31.79 | 2,167,957 | 68.21 | 27,266 | 88.25 |
Western Australia | 582,077 | 36.73 | 1,002,740 | 63.27 | 13,454 | 87.50 |
South Australia | 417,745 | 35.83 | 748,318 | 64.17 | 11,478 | 91.75 |
Tasmania | 152,171 | 41.06 | 218,425 | 58.94 | 3,967 | 92.03 |
Northern Territory [lower-alpha 1] | 43,076 | 39.70 | 65,429 | 60.30 | 820 | 71.45 |
Australian Capital Territory [lower-alpha 2] | 176,022 | 61.29 | 111,192 | 38.71 | 2,237 | 91.36 |
Total for Commonwealth | 6,286,894 | 39.94 | 9,125,294 | 60.06 | 155,545 | 89.92 |
Results | Obtained a majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,838,400 votes. Not carried. |
Electorate | Yes votes | Yes (%) | No votes | No (%) | Informal votes | Informal (%) | Total votes | Turnout (%) | Enrolment | Parliamentary seat held by | State |
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Adelaide | 57,227 | 49.34 | 58,769 | 50.66 | 1,215 | 1.04 | 117,211 | 90.05 | 130,242 | Labor | South Australia |
Aston | 43,201 | 42.08 | 59,473 | 57.92 | 1,080 | 1.04 | 103,754 | 93.14 | 111,346 | Labor | Victoria |
Ballarat | 43,941 | 42.11 | 60,399 | 57.89 | 1,060 | 1.01 | 105,400 | 92.80 | 113,517 | Labor | Victoria |
Banks | 38,228 | 38.95 | 59,925 | 61.05 | 1,357 | 1.36 | 99,510 | 91.41 | 108,813 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Barker | 25,159 | 21.89 | 89,769 | 78.11 | 993 | 0.86 | 115,921 | 93.17 | 124,478 | Liberal | South Australia |
Barton | 44,475 | 45.03 | 54,290 | 54.97 | 1,440 | 1.44 | 100,205 | 88.94 | 112,630 | Labor | New South Wales |
Bass | 27,747 | 38.32 | 44,670 | 61.68 | 761 | 1.04 | 73,178 | 91.45 | 80,005 | Liberal | Tasmania |
Bean | 56,937 | 56.34 | 44,131 | 43.66 | 886 | 0.87 | 101,954 | 91.71 | 111,159 | Labor | Australian Capital Territory |
Bendigo | 42,726 | 40.53 | 62,684 | 59.47 | 1,004 | 0.94 | 106,414 | 93.41 | 113,858 | Labor | Victoria |
Bennelong | 51,674 | 48.59 | 54,667 | 51.41 | 1,160 | 1.08 | 107,501 | 91.66 | 117,257 | Labor | New South Wales |
Berowra | 46,602 | 46.67 | 53,260 | 53.33 | 870 | 0.86 | 100,732 | 93.95 | 107,204 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Blair | 34,395 | 29.67 | 81,535 | 70.33 | 1,140 | 0.97 | 117,070 | 87.67 | 133,508 | Labor | Queensland |
Blaxland | 34,476 | 38.25 | 55,648 | 61.75 | 2,376 | 2.57 | 92,500 | 83.86 | 110,298 | Labor | New South Wales |
Bonner | 40,622 | 40.40 | 59,923 | 59.60 | 758 | 0.75 | 101,303 | 90.73 | 111,611 | Liberal | Queensland |
Boothby | 56,966 | 47.98 | 61,756 | 52.02 | 1,153 | 0.96 | 119,875 | 93.64 | 128,093 | Labor | South Australia |
Bowman | 30,282 | 28.14 | 77,314 | 71.86 | 883 | 0.81 | 108,479 | 90.93 | 119,263 | Liberal | Queensland |
Braddon | 21,159 | 27.85 | 54,810 | 72.15 | 844 | 1.10 | 76,813 | 91.90 | 83,548 | Liberal | Tasmania |
Bradfield | 52,255 | 52.11 | 48,025 | 47.89 | 899 | 0.89 | 101,179 | 92.34 | 109,572 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Brand | 32,193 | 30.82 | 72,252 | 69.18 | 937 | 0.89 | 105,382 | 85.42 | 123,313 | Labor | Western Australia |
Brisbane | 63,056 | 56.01 | 49,533 | 43.99 | 766 | 0.68 | 113,355 | 89.21 | 127,063 | Greens | Queensland |
Bruce | 42,401 | 42.45 | 57,495 | 57.55 | 1,098 | 1.09 | 100,994 | 88.05 | 114,664 | Labor | Victoria |
Burt | 32,786 | 33.42 | 65,326 | 66.58 | 863 | 0.87 | 98,975 | 84.30 | 117,372 | Labor | Western Australia |
Calare | 32,524 | 28.79 | 80,465 | 71.21 | 1,091 | 0.96 | 114,080 | 92.68 | 123,035 | Independent | New South Wales |
Calwell | 38,637 | 40.09 | 57,742 | 59.91 | 1,505 | 1.54 | 97,884 | 83.96 | 116,563 | Labor | Victoria |
Canberra | 65,294 | 70.59 | 27,205 | 29.41 | 622 | 0.67 | 93,121 | 91.48 | 101,799 | Labor | Australian Capital Territory |
Canning | 24,866 | 23.69 | 80,104 | 76.31 | 883 | 0.83 | 105,853 | 87.61 | 120,777 | Liberal | Western Australia |
Capricornia | 19,202 | 19.30 | 80,280 | 80.70 | 666 | 0.67 | 100,148 | 88.93 | 112,597 | Liberal | Queensland |
Casey | 45,674 | 42.37 | 62,122 | 57.63 | 1,114 | 1.02 | 108,910 | 93.85 | 116,010 | Liberal | Victoria |
Chifley | 44,557 | 40.43 | 65,659 | 59.57 | 1,576 | 1.41 | 111,792 | 87.73 | 127,400 | Labor | New South Wales |
Chisholm | 50,919 | 50.41 | 50,099 | 49.59 | 870 | 0.85 | 101,888 | 91.76 | 110,970 | Labor | Victoria |
Clark | 39,204 | 58.12 | 28,251 | 41.88 | 658 | 0.97 | 68,113 | 91.59 | 74,366 | Independent | Tasmania |
Cook | 37,660 | 36.74 | 64,834 | 63.26 | 1,072 | 1.04 | 103,566 | 92.54 | 111,879 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Cooper | 66,053 | 65.78 | 34,369 | 34.22 | 978 | 0.96 | 101,400 | 90.62 | 111,841 | Labor | Victoria |
Corangamite | 52,567 | 48.03 | 56,875 | 51.97 | 977 | 0.88 | 110,419 | 93.92 | 117,517 | Labor | Victoria |
Corio | 47,666 | 45.98 | 56,009 | 54.02 | 1,044 | 1.00 | 104,719 | 91.56 | 114,309 | Labor | Victoria |
Cowan | 39,995 | 37.51 | 66,628 | 62.49 | 1,201 | 1.11 | 107,824 | 86.67 | 124,354 | Labor | Western Australia |
Cowper | 40,377 | 34.01 | 78,358 | 65.99 | 1,428 | 1.19 | 120,163 | 90.98 | 131,991 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Cunningham | 55,620 | 51.86 | 51,624 | 48.14 | 1,210 | 1.12 | 108,454 | 91.58 | 118,357 | Labor | New South Wales |
Curtin | 55,891 | 51.45 | 52,741 | 48.55 | 833 | 0.76 | 109,465 | 90.07 | 121,506 | Independent | Western Australia |
Dawson | 19,921 | 19.98 | 79,797 | 80.02 | 738 | 0.73 | 100,456 | 88.15 | 113,930 | Liberal | Queensland |
Deakin | 51,213 | 48.45 | 54,494 | 51.55 | 919 | 0.86 | 106,626 | 93.42 | 114,108 | Liberal | Victoria |
Dickson | 36,517 | 34.58 | 69,083 | 65.42 | 834 | 0.78 | 106,434 | 91.78 | 115,957 | Liberal | Queensland |
Dobell | 38,298 | 35.50 | 69,585 | 64.50 | 1,267 | 1.16 | 109,150 | 90.69 | 120,311 | Labor | New South Wales |
Dunkley | 44,996 | 44.18 | 56,844 | 55.82 | 1,009 | 0.98 | 102,849 | 90.85 | 113,152 | Labor | Victoria |
Durack | 27,946 | 27.89 | 72,269 | 72.11 | 718 | 0.71 | 100,933 | 81.25 | 124,228 | Liberal | Western Australia |
Eden-Monaro | 43,323 | 39.77 | 65,615 | 60.23 | 1,076 | 0.98 | 110,014 | 93.69 | 117,366 | Labor | New South Wales |
Fadden | 29,902 | 26.41 | 83,337 | 73.59 | 1,349 | 1.18 | 114,588 | 86.99 | 131,655 | Liberal | Queensland |
Fairfax | 39,013 | 34.69 | 73,456 | 65.31 | 1,020 | 0.90 | 113,489 | 89.50 | 126,764 | Liberal | Queensland |
Farrer | 27,747 | 25.00 | 83,242 | 75.00 | 1,011 | 0.90 | 112,000 | 91.69 | 122,085 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Fenner | 53,791 | 57.44 | 39,856 | 42.56 | 729 | 0.77 | 94,376 | 90.87 | 103,856 | Labor | Australian Capital Territory |
Fisher | 36,509 | 31.39 | 79,814 | 68.61 | 1,175 | 1.00 | 117,498 | 89.28 | 131,550 | Liberal | Queensland |
Flinders | 44,984 | 42.65 | 60,499 | 57.35 | 1,037 | 0.97 | 106,520 | 92.50 | 115,098 | Liberal | Victoria |
Flynn | 16,454 | 16.28 | 84,617 | 83.72 | 631 | 0.62 | 101,702 | 88.65 | 114,727 | Liberal | Queensland |
Forde | 29,975 | 28.17 | 76,431 | 71.83 | 1,212 | 1.13 | 107,618 | 84.99 | 126,573 | Liberal | Queensland |
Forrest | 32,331 | 31.00 | 71,974 | 69.00 | 973 | 0.92 | 105,278 | 89.64 | 117,412 | Liberal | Western Australia |
Fowler | 38,684 | 39.82 | 58,466 | 60.18 | 1,743 | 1.76 | 98,893 | 87.73 | 112,695 | DLFCN | New South Wales |
Franklin | 38,267 | 50.61 | 37,339 | 49.39 | 757 | 0.99 | 76,363 | 93.28 | 81,864 | Labor | Tasmania |
Fraser | 56,054 | 57.04 | 42,226 | 42.96 | 1,037 | 1.04 | 99,317 | 87.48 | 113,489 | Labor | Victoria |
Fremantle | 49,949 | 46.99 | 56,341 | 53.01 | 988 | 0.92 | 107,278 | 88.78 | 120,803 | Labor | Western Australia |
Gellibrand | 52,917 | 52.51 | 47,852 | 47.49 | 910 | 0.89 | 101,679 | 89.33 | 113,775 | Labor | Victoria |
Gilmore | 45,511 | 38.62 | 72,332 | 61.38 | 1,135 | 0.95 | 118,978 | 92.00 | 129,210 | Labor | New South Wales |
Gippsland | 29,635 | 27.93 | 76,488 | 72.07 | 944 | 0.88 | 107,067 | 91.48 | 116,974 | Nationals | Victoria |
Goldstein | 57,942 | 56.16 | 45,235 | 43.84 | 821 | 0.79 | 103,998 | 92.97 | 111,802 | Independent | Victoria |
Gorton | 41,608 | 39.06 | 64,903 | 60.94 | 1,187 | 1.10 | 107,698 | 89.88 | 119,814 | Labor | Victoria |
Grayndler | 75,538 | 74.64 | 25,659 | 25.36 | 802 | 0.79 | 101,999 | 91.55 | 111,385 | Labor | New South Wales |
Greenway | 48,771 | 42.99 | 64,671 | 57.01 | 1,207 | 1.05 | 114,649 | 90.68 | 126,392 | Labor | New South Wales |
Grey | 23,377 | 20.56 | 90,305 | 79.44 | 940 | 0.82 | 114,622 | 90.61 | 126,508 | Liberal | South Australia |
Griffith | 61,128 | 56.02 | 47,994 | 43.98 | 962 | 0.87 | 110,084 | 89.12 | 123,514 | Greens | Queensland |
Groom | 24,894 | 23.68 | 80,253 | 76.32 | 711 | 0.67 | 105,858 | 91.26 | 115,961 | Liberal | Queensland |
Hasluck | 37,676 | 34.85 | 70,419 | 65.15 | 856 | 0.79 | 108,951 | 88.01 | 123,768 | Labor | Western Australia |
Hawke | 35,481 | 35.68 | 63,973 | 64.32 | 1,030 | 1.03 | 100,484 | 89.74 | 111,942 | Labor | Victoria |
Herbert | 24,921 | 24.31 | 77,586 | 75.69 | 741 | 0.72 | 103,248 | 86.27 | 119,667 | Liberal | Queensland |
Higgins | 60,789 | 61.14 | 38,634 | 38.86 | 749 | 0.75 | 100,172 | 91.01 | 110,036 | Labor | Victoria |
Hindmarsh | 45,307 | 38.44 | 72,565 | 61.56 | 1,276 | 1.07 | 119,148 | 91.85 | 129,776 | Labor | South Australia |
Hinkler | 21,535 | 19.57 | 88,488 | 80.43 | 762 | 0.69 | 110,785 | 89.99 | 123,073 | Liberal | Queensland |
Holt | 43,179 | 42.98 | 57,283 | 57.02 | 1,008 | 0.99 | 101,470 | 88.73 | 114,326 | Labor | Victoria |
Hotham | 51,982 | 49.80 | 52,394 | 50.20 | 1,171 | 1.11 | 105,547 | 89.44 | 117,958 | Labor | Victoria |
Hughes | 42,133 | 41.47 | 59,467 | 58.53 | 943 | 0.92 | 102,543 | 94.41 | 108,588 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Hume | 30,982 | 26.56 | 85,687 | 73.44 | 1,004 | 0.85 | 117,673 | 93.19 | 126,213 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Hunter | 34,961 | 29.09 | 85,209 | 70.91 | 1,262 | 1.04 | 121,432 | 91.75 | 132,245 | Labor | New South Wales |
Indi | 36,289 | 33.11 | 73,315 | 66.89 | 963 | 0.87 | 110,567 | 92.57 | 119,391 | Independent | Victoria |
Isaacs | 52,454 | 50.57 | 51,274 | 49.43 | 1,080 | 1.03 | 104,808 | 92.18 | 113,627 | Labor | Victoria |
Jagajaga | 58,070 | 54.64 | 48,210 | 45.36 | 1,024 | 0.95 | 107,304 | 93.55 | 114,687 | Labor | Victoria |
Kennedy | 20,697 | 20.33 | 81,090 | 79.67 | 669 | 0.65 | 102,456 | 84.33 | 121,512 | KAP | Queensland |
Kingsford Smith | 56,387 | 55.64 | 44,961 | 44.36 | 1,082 | 1.06 | 102,430 | 88.42 | 115,814 | Labor | New South Wales |
Kingston | 40,585 | 35.71 | 73,060 | 64.29 | 1,219 | 1.06 | 114,864 | 91.19 | 126,033 | Labor | South Australia |
Kooyong | 63,253 | 59.85 | 42,433 | 40.15 | 739 | 0.69 | 106,425 | 93.21 | 114,138 | Independent | Victoria |
La Trobe | 39,916 | 38.49 | 63,787 | 61.51 | 912 | 0.87 | 104,615 | 91.11 | 114,777 | Liberal | Victoria |
Lalor | 48,124 | 46.89 | 54,508 | 53.11 | 1,010 | 0.97 | 103,642 | 88.05 | 117,660 | Labor | Victoria |
Leichhardt | 34,179 | 34.45 | 65,044 | 65.55 | 827 | 0.83 | 100,050 | 81.81 | 122,282 | Liberal | Queensland |
Lilley | 48,455 | 46.56 | 55,606 | 53.44 | 854 | 0.81 | 104,915 | 90.51 | 115,874 | Labor | Queensland |
Lindsay | 35,490 | 31.01 | 78,974 | 68.99 | 1,336 | 1.15 | 115,800 | 90.26 | 128,248 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Lingiari | 22,274 | 43.54 | 28,885 | 56.46 | 385 | 0.75 | 51,544 | 64.38 | 80,055 | Labor | Northern Territory |
Longman | 29,361 | 24.66 | 89,691 | 75.34 | 1,099 | 0.91 | 120,151 | 88.51 | 135,691 | Liberal | Queensland |
Lyne | 31,017 | 26.49 | 86,075 | 73.51 | 1,055 | 0.89 | 118,147 | 92.96 | 126,981 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Lyons | 25,794 | 32.59 | 53,355 | 67.41 | 947 | 1.18 | 80,096 | 91.88 | 87,156 | Labor | Tasmania |
Macarthur | 43,619 | 34.89 | 81,415 | 65.11 | 1,607 | 1.27 | 126,641 | 89.80 | 140,973 | Labor | New South Wales |
Mackellar | 52,299 | 50.84 | 50,562 | 49.16 | 1,049 | 1.01 | 103,910 | 92.30 | 112,551 | Independent | New South Wales |
Macnamara | 63,584 | 64.61 | 34,833 | 35.39 | 859 | 0.87 | 99,276 | 87.38 | 113,597 | Labor | Victoria |
Macquarie | 43,814 | 43.44 | 57,058 | 56.56 | 1,004 | 0.99 | 101,876 | 93.32 | 109,103 | Labor | New South Wales |
Makin | 35,883 | 32.12 | 75,834 | 67.88 | 1,147 | 1.02 | 112,864 | 91.59 | 123,305 | Labor | South Australia |
Mallee | 23,901 | 21.69 | 86,273 | 78.31 | 836 | 0.75 | 111,010 | 91.20 | 121,621 | Nationals | Victoria |
Maranoa | 15,594 | 15.38 | 85,768 | 84.62 | 563 | 0.55 | 101,925 | 89.90 | 113,363 | Nationals | Queensland |
Maribyrnong | 51,674 | 51.29 | 49,070 | 48.71 | 1,009 | 0.99 | 101,753 | 91.51 | 111,154 | Labor | Victoria |
Mayo | 49,995 | 40.17 | 74,450 | 59.83 | 1,217 | 0.97 | 125,662 | 94.54 | 133,078 | Centre Alliance | South Australia |
McEwen | 42,268 | 39.91 | 63,639 | 60.09 | 941 | 0.88 | 106,848 | 92.68 | 115,285 | Labor | Victoria |
McMahon | 33,029 | 34.11 | 63,796 | 65.89 | 1,728 | 1.75 | 98,553 | 88.31 | 111,566 | Labor | New South Wales |
McPherson | 35,801 | 35.08 | 66,246 | 64.92 | 1,265 | 1.22 | 103,312 | 86.93 | 118,805 | Liberal | Queensland |
Melbourne | 77,741 | 77.21 | 22,949 | 22.79 | 698 | 0.69 | 101,388 | 87.27 | 116,172 | Greens | Victoria |
Menzies | 46,820 | 45.14 | 56,891 | 54.86 | 1,002 | 0.96 | 104,713 | 92.52 | 113,112 | Liberal | Victoria |
Mitchell | 47,917 | 40.67 | 69,897 | 59.33 | 983 | 0.83 | 118,797 | 92.80 | 127,985 | Liberal | New South Wales |
Monash | 35,884 | 34.34 | 68,625 | 65.66 | 1,016 | 0.96 | 105,525 | 92.58 | 113,948 | Liberal | Victoria |
Moncrieff | 32,038 | 30.80 | 71,967 | 69.20 | 1,139 | 1.08 | 105,144 | 84.67 | 124,154 | Liberal | Queensland |
Moore | 41,463 | 37.74 | 68,413 | 62.26 | 880 | 0.79 | 110,756 | 91.50 | 121,017 | Liberal | Western Australia |
Moreton | 46,961 | 49.32 | 48,263 | 50.68 | 971 | 1.01 | 96,195 | 88.36 | 108,852 | Labor | Queensland |
New England | 26,158 | 24.68 | 79,846 | 75.32 | 911 | 0.85 | 106,915 | 92.12 | 115,992 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Newcastle | 60,204 | 53.53 | 52,260 | 46.47 | 1,199 | 1.05 | 113,663 | 91.87 | 123,663 | Labor | New South Wales |
Nicholls | 25,806 | 24.76 | 78,437 | 75.24 | 920 | 0.87 | 105,163 | 91.19 | 115,255 | Nationals | Victoria |
North Sydney | 61,692 | 59.93 | 41,254 | 40.07 | 851 | 0.82 | 103,797 | 91.74 | 113,165 | Independent | New South Wales |
O'Connor | 25,937 | 24.48 | 80,005 | 75.52 | 785 | 0.74 | 106,727 | 87.92 | 121,388 | Liberal | Western Australia |
Oxley | 41,016 | 40.25 | 60,899 | 59.75 | 1,046 | 1.02 | 102,961 | 87.20 | 118,041 | Labor | Queensland |
Page | 37,443 | 33.02 | 75,936 | 66.98 | 1,230 | 1.07 | 114,609 | 92.25 | 124,181 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Parkes | 20,859 | 21.16 | 77,723 | 78.84 | 994 | 1.00 | 99,576 | 89.72 | 110,934 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Parramatta | 42,734 | 45.36 | 51,476 | 54.64 | 1,212 | 1.27 | 95,422 | 87.25 | 109,334 | Labor | New South Wales |
Paterson | 37,243 | 30.00 | 86,891 | 70.00 | 1,333 | 1.06 | 125,467 | 92.30 | 135,828 | Labor | New South Wales |
Pearce | 32,408 | 31.31 | 71,111 | 68.69 | 894 | 0.86 | 104,413 | 86.83 | 120,227 | Labor | Western Australia |
Perth | 57,950 | 53.68 | 50,005 | 46.32 | 995 | 0.91 | 108,950 | 87.97 | 123,816 | Labor | Western Australia |
Petrie | 37,828 | 33.17 | 76,214 | 66.83 | 934 | 0.81 | 114,976 | 88.82 | 129,394 | Liberal | Queensland |
Rankin | 32,835 | 35.26 | 60,288 | 64.74 | 1,050 | 1.11 | 94,173 | 83.78 | 112,395 | Labor | Queensland |
Reid | 52,659 | 50.62 | 51,375 | 49.38 | 1,026 | 0.98 | 105,060 | 90.05 | 116,651 | Labor | New South Wales |
Richmond | 48,067 | 43.93 | 61,348 | 56.07 | 1,491 | 1.34 | 110,906 | 89.74 | 123,537 | Labor | New South Wales |
Riverina | 26,810 | 24.92 | 80,772 | 75.08 | 1,029 | 0.95 | 108,611 | 92.26 | 117,673 | Nationals | New South Wales |
Robertson | 44,579 | 43.37 | 58,197 | 56.63 | 1,102 | 1.06 | 103,878 | 91.62 | 113,332 | Labor | New South Wales |
Ryan | 54,466 | 52.71 | 48,875 | 47.29 | 677 | 0.65 | 104,018 | 92.02 | 113,005 | Greens | Queensland |
Scullin | 37,486 | 38.10 | 60,896 | 61.90 | 1,343 | 1.35 | 99,725 | 89.23 | 111,735 | Labor | Victoria |
Shortland | 41,463 | 38.39 | 66,551 | 61.61 | 1,212 | 1.11 | 109,226 | 92.84 | 117,568 | Labor | New South Wales |
Solomon | 20,802 | 36.27 | 36,544 | 63.73 | 435 | 0.75 | 57,781 | 79.22 | 72,936 | Labor | Northern Territory |
Spence | 32,303 | 27.77 | 84,000 | 72.23 | 1,239 | 1.05 | 117,542 | 88.29 | 133,226 | Labor | South Australia |
Sturt | 50,943 | 42.90 | 67,810 | 57.10 | 1,079 | 0.90 | 119,832 | 92.66 | 129,401 | Liberal | South Australia |
Swan | 44,813 | 42.75 | 60,009 | 57.25 | 828 | 0.78 | 105,650 | 86.06 | 122,724 | Labor | Western Australia |
Sydney | 73,333 | 70.90 | 30,100 | 29.10 | 889 | 0.85 | 104,322 | 85.38 | 122,228 | Labor | New South Wales |
Tangney | 45,873 | 41.32 | 65,143 | 58.68 | 820 | 0.73 | 111,836 | 90.65 | 123,326 | Labor | Western Australia |
Wannon | 35,015 | 32.39 | 73,102 | 67.61 | 1,010 | 0.93 | 109,127 | 93.39 | 116,788 | Liberal | Victoria |
Warringah | 57,347 | 59.54 | 38,967 | 40.46 | 836 | 0.86 | 97,150 | 90.99 | 106,766 | Independent | New South Wales |
Watson | 39,490 | 42.05 | 54,414 | 57.95 | 2,043 | 2.13 | 95,947 | 86.44 | 110,964 | Labor | New South Wales |
Wentworth | 56,732 | 62.55 | 33,973 | 37.45 | 840 | 0.92 | 91,545 | 87.64 | 104,435 | Independent | New South Wales |
Werriwa | 41,941 | 36.77 | 72,107 | 63.23 | 1,915 | 1.65 | 115,963 | 87.12 | 133,060 | Labor | New South Wales |
Whitlam | 42,042 | 35.84 | 75,264 | 64.16 | 1,399 | 1.18 | 118,705 | 92.22 | 128,629 | Labor | New South Wales |
Wide Bay | 26,679 | 25.19 | 79,237 | 74.81 | 865 | 0.81 | 106,781 | 89.12 | 119,799 | Liberal | Queensland |
Wills | 63,773 | 64.88 | 34,517 | 35.12 | 1,124 | 1.13 | 99,414 | 89.41 | 111,159 | Labor | Victoria |
Wright | 26,180 | 22.67 | 89,328 | 77.33 | 959 | 0.82 | 116,467 | 88.88 | 131,027 | Liberal | Queensland |
The referendum result saw a majority of Australians in every jurisdiction other than the ACT vote No to the Voice.
Although every electorate with a high Indigenous population voted No, many Indigenous communities in these seats voted Yes. However, turnout in Indigenous communities is low, and in many of them less than a third of enrolled voters actually voted. [6]
A study from the Australian National University found that No voters were typically older than Yes voters, and that men were more likely to vote No than women. The study also found that the majority of people who speak English as a second language voted No. [7] Ethnic communities were, throughout the campaign, a key demographic for both the Yes and No camps. [8]
The vote for the Voice in suburbs with high ethnic populations was split, with election analyst Ben Raue identifying some surprising trends in certain suburbs. For example, of the 15 suburbs with the highest Indian populations, 10 of them voted Yes, despite all but one being located in electorates that voted No. On the other hand, of the 15 suburbs with the highest Chinese populations, only three voted Yes (though all but one had an above-average Yes vote). [9]
The result saw an urban-rural political divide, with regional and rural areas voting heavily against the Voice while inner-city seats voted Yes. [10] Seats in the outer suburbs and based around major regional cities typically voted No, but not to the same extent as rural areas.
Every seat in South Australia and the Northern Territory voted No to the Voice, as did all but three seats in Queensland and all but two seats in both Western Australia and Tasmania. Of the seats that voted Yes, almost all of them were inner-city seats in the capital cities, and only two seats in regional cities voted Yes (those being Cunningham and Newcastle, located in the cities of Wollongong and Newcastle, respectively). In contrast, of the 34 electorates with a No vote of over 70%, only four were in the capital cities (Bowman, Forde and Longman in Brisbane and Spence in Adelaide).
The result saw a divide between the upper-class and the middle and lower-classes, with affluent suburbs in inner-city electorates voting Yes. The Voice had long been criticised by its opponents as a progressive and elitist proposal, having been backed by large and influential corporations and donors while being perceived as having a lack of support from ordinary Australians.
Although Labor backed the proposal and the Coalition opposed it (though one state division of the Liberal Party, the Tasmanian Liberal Party, supported it), the majority of Labor electorates voted No, though the No vote was higher in most Coalition seats.
The Greens and teal independents also backed the Voice. Every electorate held by the Greens or a teal independent voted Yes. The Greens and teal independents hold seats in affluent inner-city electorates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
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