The 1973 Australian referendum was held on 8 December 1973. It contained two referendum questions.
Results [1]
Question
|
NSW
|
Vic
|
Qld
|
SA
|
WA
|
Tas
|
States in favour
|
Voters in favour
|
Result
|
(27) Prices
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
0:6
|
44%
|
Not carried
|
(28) Incomes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
0:6
|
34%
|
Not carried
|
- This section is an excerpt from 1973 Australian referendum (Prices) § Results
Result [1]
State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
New South Wales
|
2,827,989
|
2,618,673
|
1,257,499
|
48.55
|
1,332,485
|
51.45
|
28,689
|
Victoria
|
2,129,494
|
2,001,924
|
891,144
|
45.18
|
1,081,120
|
54.82
|
29,660
|
Queensland
|
1,128,417
|
1,055,299
|
402,506
|
38.47
|
643,770
|
61.53
|
9,023
|
South Australia
|
737,573
|
700,333
|
282,754
|
41.16
|
404,181
|
58.84
|
13,398
|
Western Australia
|
588,789
|
542,122
|
169,605
|
31.90
|
362,121
|
68.10
|
10,396
|
Tasmania
|
241,207
|
229,016
|
85,631
|
38.22
|
138,416
|
61.78
|
4,969
|
Total for Commonwealth
|
7,653,469
|
7,147,367
|
3,089,139
|
43.81
|
3,962,093
|
56.19
|
96,135
|
Results
|
Obtained majority in no state and an overall minority of 872,954 votes. Not carried
|
- This section is an excerpt from 1973 Australian referendum (Incomes) § Results
Result [1]
State
|
Electoral roll
|
Ballots issued
|
For
|
Against
|
Informal
|
Vote
|
%
|
Vote
|
%
|
New South Wales
|
2,827,989
|
2,618,673
|
1,041,429
|
40.31
|
1,542,217
|
59.69
|
35,027
|
Victoria
|
2,129,494
|
2,001,924
|
657,756
|
33.44
|
1,309,302
|
66.56
|
34,866
|
Queensland
|
1,128,417
|
1,055,299
|
331,163
|
31.70
|
713,562
|
68.30
|
10,574
|
South Australia
|
737,573
|
700,333
|
193,301
|
28.25
|
490,943
|
71.75
|
16,089
|
Western Australia
|
588,789
|
542,122
|
133,531
|
25.21
|
396,199
|
74.79
|
12,392
|
Tasmania
|
241,207
|
229,016
|
63,135
|
28.31
|
159,862
|
71.69
|
6,019
|
Total for Commonwealth
|
7,653,469
|
7,147,367
|
2,420,315
|
34.42
|
4,612,085
|
65.58
|
114,967
|
Results
|
Obtained majority in no state and an overall minority of 2,191,770 votes. Not carried
|