Australian referendum, 1967
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The 1967 Australian Referendum was held on 27 May 1967. It contained two referendum questions.
- (25) ParliamentAustralian referendum, 1967 (Parliament)Held within the Australian referendum, 1967 was a question about the Australian Parliament, so-called "Nexus". Section 24 of the Australian Constitution required that the number of members in the lower house be as near as possible to twice the numbers of members in the upper house .This ratio is...
(not carried) - (26) AboriginalsAustralian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals)The referendum of 27 May 1967 approved two amendments to the Australian constitution relating to Indigenous Australians. Technically it was a vote on the Constitution Alteration 1967, which became law on 10 August 1967 following the results of the referendum...
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