1988 Australian referendum (Fair Elections)

1988 Australian Fair Elections referendum
3 September 1988 (1988-09-03)
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to provide for fair and democratic parliamentary elections throughout Australia.

Do you approve of this proposed alteration?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 3,538,817 37.59%
No 5,874,558 62.41%
Valid votes 9,413,375 98.70%
Invalid or blank votes 124,350 1.30%
Total votes 9,537,725 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 10,362,959 92.04%

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.

  1. ^ Constitution Alteration (Fair Elections) Bill 1988 (Cth)