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1978 New South Wales referendum information


1978 New South Wales Direct Election of the Legislative Council referendum,
1978 New South Wales referendum
27 June 1978 (1978-06-27)

Do you approve of the Bill entitled —

"A Bill for an Act to provide for the election of members of the Legislative Council directly by the people" ?
Results
Choice
Votes %
1978 New South Wales referendum Yes 2,251,336 84.81%
1978 New South Wales referendum No 403,313 15.19%
Valid votes 2,654,649 97.44%
Invalid or blank votes 69,727 2.56%
Total votes 2,724,376 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,085,661 88.29%

The 1978 New South Wales referendum was held on 17 June 1978 and contained a single question:

Do you approve of the Bill entitled 'A Bill for an Act to provide for the election of members of the Legislative Council directly by the people'.[1]

  1. ^ "Writ for a referendum: direct election of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 54. 15 May 1978. p. 1814. Retrieved 7 December 2020 – via Trove.

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