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A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to provide for fair and democratic parliamentary elections throughout Australia. Do you approve of this proposed alteration? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | Not carried, A majority "no" vote nationally and in all six states. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:1988_Australian_referendum_(Fair_Elections)_results_by_division.svg) Results by federal electoral division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Constitution Alteration (Fair Elections) Bill 1988,[1] was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to enshrine the principle that each elector's vote should have equal value in Australia, also referred to as one vote, one value, including in states and territories. It was put to voters for approval in a referendum held on 3 September 1988.