236:
223:
1092:
30:
116:
138:
303:. One of the criticisms of these proposals was that despite the title, the proposal did not require simultaneous elections and the real change which was so that the terms of Senators would be two terms of the House of Representatives. This proposal was similar, however, it was expressly named in relation to the terms of senators.
319:
The no case was that the proposal was unnecessary. If the government wanted fewer elections, the House of
Representatives could run its full term and the elections would be held at the same time. The proposal was an attempt to undermine the independence of the senate.
914:
1464:
329:
An Act to change the terms of senators so that they are no longer of fixed duration and to provide that Senate elections and House of
Representatives elections are always held on the same day.
75:
An Act to change the terms of senators so that they are no longer of fixed duration and to provide that Senate elections and House of
Representatives elections are always held on the same day.
1058:
989:
283:
This was the first referendum in which the electors in the territories were counted towards the national total (but not counted toward any state total) following the
640:
1028:
241:
996:
751:
710:
300:
296:
1396:
1555:
830:
1479:
1080:
1088:
1524:
1474:
1414:
635:
This was the third unsuccessful referendum that sought to require simultaneous elections of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
960:
1049:
284:
1439:
1434:
1380:
1565:
1454:
1560:
1519:
1110:
1514:
273:
228:
1073:
1032:
235:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1263:
1253:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1545:
1268:
1258:
1248:
1218:
1006:
222:
1066:
1052:, votes cast in the territories count towards the national total, but are not counted toward any state total.
311:
The yes case was that there were too many elections and the proposal would decrease the number of elections.
686:
276:
elections be constitutionally enforced to occur on the same day. It was put to voters for approval in a
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1469:
1459:
1449:
1444:
1429:
1424:
1419:
879:
277:
1550:
1406:
1101:
884:
265:
1097:
889:
894:
8:
661:
269:
936:
692:
987:
1002:
676:
671:
656:
931:
1539:
620:
Obtained a majority in two states and an overall majority of 112,211 votes.
961:"Bills Digest 1984: Constitution Alteration (Simultaneous Elections) 1984"
988:
Standing
Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (24 March 1997).
666:
87:
Not carried, A majority "yes" vote nationally, but in only two states.
1091:
681:
295:
A proposal for simultaneous elections had been unsuccessful at the
299:
and substantially the same proposal was again unsuccessful at the
958:
998:
Select sources on constitutional change in
Australia 1901-1997
641:
1988 Australian referendum (Parliamentary Terms) § Discussion
1029:"Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results"
907:
262:
Constitution
Alteration (Terms of Senators) Bill 1984
254:
Note: Saturation of colour denotes strength of vote.
264:, was the third unsuccessful proposal to alter the
959:Information and Research Service (29 June 1984).
1537:
932:"Elections move: Title of bill a fraud: Snedden"
916:Constitution Alteration (Terms of Senators) Bill
1074:
588:
990:"Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums"
1044:
1042:
78:Do you approve of this proposed alteration?
1081:
1067:
1022:
1020:
1018:
952:
983:
981:
22:Australian Senator Terms referendum, 1984
1039:
358:
355:
352:
334:Do you approve this proposed alteration?
285:1977 Australian referendum (Referendums)
1556:Constitutional referendums in Australia
1026:Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014)
1015:
1538:
978:
1062:
648:Simultaneous election results
13:
1033:Parliamentary Library of Australia
278:referendum held on 1 December 1984
14:
1577:
1090:
776:
773:
735:
732:
639:This section is an excerpt from
234:
221:
136:
114:
28:
940:. 15 November 1973. p. 13
924:
248:Results by state, and division
1:
1566:Electoral reform in Australia
1001:. Commonwealth of Australia.
900:
630:
534:Australian Capital Territory
290:
1561:Electoral reform referendums
791:(37) 1984 Terms of Senators
700:
697:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
607:
581:
573:
553:
545:
519:
493:
467:
441:
421:
395:
372:
369:
366:
363:
342:
7:
873:
752:1977 Simultaneous Elections
711:1974 Simultaneous Elections
560:
532:
506:
480:
454:
428:
402:
376:
306:
10:
1582:
880:1984 Australian referendum
638:
323:
314:
242:federal electoral division
1405:
1390:Constitutional Convention
1389:
1109:
618:
349:
346:
343:
253:
218:
209:
194:Registered voters/turnout
108:
105:
96:
91:
83:
73:
50:1 December 1984
42:
26:
885:Referendums in Australia
831:1988 Parliamentary Terms
274:House of Representatives
966:. Parliamentary Library
590:Total for Commonwealth
266:Australian Constitution
165:Invalid or blank votes
16:Unsuccessful referendum
1546:1984 in Australian law
890:Politics of Australia
895:History of Australia
287:which enabled this.
649:
562:Northern Territory
340:
270:Senate of Australia
23:
948:– via Trove.
937:The Canberra Times
647:
482:Western Australia
338:
301:referendum in 1977
297:referendum in 1974
21:
1533:
1532:
1111:Federal elections
869:
868:
701:Voters in favour
698:States in favour
628:
627:
258:
257:
205:
204:
64:
63:
1573:
1551:1984 referendums
1095:
1094:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1060:
1059:
1053:
1046:
1037:
1036:
1024:
1013:
1012:
994:
985:
976:
975:
973:
971:
965:
956:
950:
949:
947:
945:
928:
922:
920:
911:
650:
646:
456:South Australia
378:New South Wales
341:
337:
268:to require that
244:
238:
231:
225:
214:
213:
195:
140:
139:
118:
117:
98:
97:
69:
68:
57:
55:
44:
43:
38:
37:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1536:
1535:
1534:
1529:
1401:
1385:
1105:
1089:
1087:
1057:
1056:
1050:1977 referendum
1047:
1040:
1027:
1025:
1016:
1009:
992:
986:
979:
969:
967:
963:
957:
953:
943:
941:
930:
929:
925:
913:
912:
908:
903:
876:
871:
870:
644:
633:
350:Ballots issued
347:Electoral roll
326:
317:
309:
293:
249:
246:
245:
239:
232:
226:
212:
211:
210:
193:
137:
115:
103:
79:
77:
76:
67:
66:
65:
53:
51:
36:
35:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1579:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1411:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1115:
1113:
1107:
1106:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1063:
1055:
1054:
1048:Following the
1038:
1014:
1007:
977:
951:
923:
905:
904:
902:
899:
898:
897:
892:
887:
882:
875:
872:
867:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
848:
845:
842:
839:
836:
833:
826:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
788:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
747:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
706:
705:
702:
699:
696:
690:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
645:
637:
632:
629:
626:
625:
617:
613:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
587:
586:
583:
580:
577:
572:
569:
566:
563:
559:
558:
555:
552:
549:
544:
541:
538:
535:
531:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
505:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
479:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
453:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
427:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
401:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
375:
374:
371:
368:
365:
361:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
339:Result
325:
322:
316:
313:
308:
305:
292:
289:
256:
255:
251:
250:
247:
233:
220:
219:
216:
215:
207:
206:
203:
202:
199:
196:
190:
189:
184:
179:
173:
172:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
144:
133:
132:
127:
122:
111:
110:
107:
104:
101:
94:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
74:
71:
70:
62:
61:
59:
47:
40:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1578:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1408:
1404:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1103:
1099:
1093:
1084:
1079:
1077:
1072:
1070:
1065:
1064:
1061:
1051:
1045:
1043:
1034:
1030:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1010:
1004:
1000:
999:
991:
984:
982:
962:
955:
939:
938:
933:
927:
919:
917:
910:
906:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
877:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
832:
828:
827:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
790:
789:
785:
782:
779:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
753:
749:
748:
744:
741:
738:
729:
726:
723:
720:
717:
714:
712:
708:
707:
703:
694:
691:
688:
685:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
652:
651:
642:
636:
624:
621:
615:
614:
610:
604:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
584:
578:
576:
570:
567:
564:
561:
556:
550:
548:
542:
539:
536:
533:
528:
525:
522:
516:
513:
510:
507:
502:
499:
496:
490:
487:
484:
481:
476:
473:
470:
464:
461:
458:
455:
450:
447:
444:
438:
435:
432:
429:
424:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
398:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
362:
336:
335:
331:
330:
321:
312:
304:
302:
298:
288:
286:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
252:
243:
237:
230:
224:
217:
208:
200:
197:
192:
191:
188:
185:
183:
180:
178:
175:
174:
170:
167:
164:
163:
159:
156:
153:
152:
148:
145:
143:
135:
134:
131:
128:
126:
123:
121:
113:
112:
100:
99:
95:
90:
86:
82:
72:
60:
58:
48:
46:
45:
41:
25:
19:
1381:by-elections
1374:
1104:in Australia
997:
968:. Retrieved
954:
942:. Retrieved
935:
926:
915:
909:
865:Not carried
824:Not carried
786:Not carried
745:Not carried
634:
622:
619:
574:
546:
333:
332:
328:
327:
318:
310:
294:
282:
261:
259:
186:
181:
176:
154:Valid votes
141:
129:
124:
119:
49:
18:
1407:Referendums
1102:referendums
623:Not carried
430:Queensland
240:Results by
227:Results by
177:Total votes
1540:Categories
1008:0644484101
970:22 October
944:22 October
901:References
631:Discussion
605:4,361,504
599:4,473,715
596:9,279,044
593:9,866,266
436:1,447,284
433:1,549,749
419:1,094,760
413:1,244,451
410:2,475,891
407:2,617,291
393:1,446,150
387:1,621,894
384:3,216,256
381:3,423,624
291:Background
198:9,866,266
157:8,835,219
146:4,361,504
54:1984-12-01
1098:elections
653:Question
508:Tasmania
404:Victoria
359:Informal
182:9,279,044
125:4,473,715
1096:Federal
874:See also
695:
689:
616:Results
611:443,825
540:140,982
537:150,416
523:158,777
517:102,762
514:277,100
511:289,142
497:412,996
491:358,502
488:806,637
485:858,763
471:398,463
465:398,127
462:856,226
459:908,424
445:765,329
439:642,768
425:136,680
399:148,212
356:Against
307:Yes case
168:443,825
704:Result
579:26,265
571:28,310
568:58,668
565:68,857
551:58,764
543:76,901
529:15,561
503:35,139
477:59,636
451:39,187
324:Results
315:No case
201:94.05%
187:100.00%
160:95.22%
149:49.36%
92:Results
84:Outcome
52: (
1005:
921:(Cth).
862:32.9%
856:38.1%
853:43.6%
850:25.3%
847:30.7%
844:26.8%
841:35.2%
838:36.2%
835:31.7%
821:50.6%
815:51.9%
812:56.7%
809:39.3%
806:46.5%
803:50.0%
800:45.7%
797:53.2%
794:52.9%
783:62.2%
771:34.3%
768:48.5%
765:66.0%
762:47.5%
759:65.0%
756:70.7%
742:48.3%
730:41.4%
727:44.1%
724:47.1%
721:44.3%
718:49.2%
715:51.1%
608:49.36
602:50.64
585:4,093
582:48.13
557:5,317
554:43.32
526:60.71
520:39.29
500:53.53
494:46.47
474:50.02
468:49.98
448:54.35
442:45.65
422:46.80
416:53.20
396:47.14
390:52.86
344:State
171:4.78%
130:50.64%
106:Votes
102:Choice
993:(PDF)
964:(PDF)
829:(39)
750:(33)
709:(29)
575:51.87
547:56.68
370:Vote
364:Vote
229:state
1525:2023
1520:2017
1515:1999
1510:1988
1505:1984
1500:1977
1495:1974
1490:1973
1485:1967
1480:1951
1475:1948
1470:1946
1465:1944
1460:1937
1455:1928
1450:1926
1445:1919
1440:1917
1435:1916
1430:1913
1425:1911
1420:1910
1415:1906
1397:1997
1375:Next
1369:2022
1364:2019
1359:2016
1354:2013
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1344:2007
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1329:1998
1324:1996
1319:1993
1314:1990
1309:1987
1304:1984
1299:1983
1294:1980
1289:1977
1284:1975
1279:1974
1274:1972
1269:1970
1264:1969
1259:1967
1254:1966
1249:1964
1244:1963
1239:1961
1234:1958
1229:1955
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1209:1949
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1194:1940
1189:1937
1184:1934
1179:1931
1174:1929
1169:1928
1164:1925
1159:1922
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1144:1914
1139:1913
1134:1910
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818:2:4
780:3:3
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272:and
260:The
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682:Tas
667:Qld
662:Vic
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1017:^
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980:^
934:.
777:—
774:—
736:—
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693:NT
677:WA
672:SA
373:%
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280:.
142:No
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1082:e
1075:t
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