The 1997 Australian Constitutional Convention election was held between 3 November and 9 December 1997 to elect 76 of the 152 members of the 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention, which took place from 2 to 13 February the following year.[1]
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The election was held via voluntary postal ballot, mailed to all enrolled voters between 3 and 14 November. It was modeled on elections to the Australian Senate and conducted via single transferable vote using group voting tickets. Short statements from candidates and groups, as well as unique identification numbers for each candidate, were included in the election package. Voters could number a single box above the line, either for a group ticket or an ungrouped candidate, and their preferences would be distributed according to the ticket their choice had lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission. Voters could also vote below the line by writing the unique identification numbers of candidates in a series of boxes below the line, and could fill in as many or as few as they wished.[1]: 11, 16
A number of competing republican and monarchist groups ran, though only two were on the ballot in all states and territories: the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) and Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM). They emerged as the two largest groups, winning 30.5% and 22.5% of first preferences nationwide, respectively. Minor groups and ungrouped candidates took the remainder of seats: 15 were won by smaller republican groups while monarchist groups took 7. The Fred Nile Group and Shooters Party won a seat each. In addition, six ungrouped candidates were elected.
Doone Kennedy (ACM, Tasmania) and Vilma Ward (ACM, Queensland) resigned as delegates prior to the Constitutional Convention. In accordance with the provisions of the election, they were replaced by the next unelected member of their respective group who was willing to fill the vacancy. Kennedy was replaced by Edward O'Farrell (6th on the ACM ticket) and Ward was replaced by Thomas Bradley (3rd on the ACM ticket).[1]: 23
Australia
editParty | Primary vote |
% | Seats |
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Australian Republican Movement | 1,611,960 | 30.34 | 27 |
No Republic – ACM | 1,195,627 | 22.51 | 19 |
Ted Mack | 213,422 | 4.02 | 2 |
Clem Jones Queensland Constitutional Republic Team | 182,464 | 3.43 | 3 |
Real Republic | 162,223 | 3.05 | 2 |
Safeguard the People | 143,420 | 2.70 | 2 |
Australian Monarchist League | 115,894 | 2.18 | 2 |
Constitutional Monarchists | 98,382 | 1.85 | 2 |
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | 76,059 | 1.43 | 1 |
Elect the President | 75,770 | 1.43 | 1 |
Alternative Three | 74,231 | 1.40 | 0 |
A Just Republic | 69,317 | 1.30 | 2 |
Shooters Party | 43,513 | 0.82 | 1 |
Women for a Just Republic | 38,303 | 0.72 | 1 |
The Women's Ticket – An Equal Say | 35,718 | 0.67 | 0 |
Australian Greens – For A Republic | 32,396 | 0.61 | 0 |
D.L.P – Democratic Labor Party | 27,916 | 0.53 | 0 |
The Greens (WA) | 26,478 | 0.50 | 0 |
Democracy First Group (DFG) | 24,420 | 0.46 | 0 |
Australian Greens for a Just Republic | 22,299 | 0.42 | 0 |
Queenslanders for a Republic | 19,186 | 0.36 | 1 |
Australian Reform Party | 18,536 | 0.35 | 0 |
Greens, Bill of Rights, Indigenous Peoples | 16,935 | 0.32 | 1 |
Tasmanian Greens | 15,037 | 0.28 | 0 |
A Voice for Regional Victoria | 13,741 | 0.26 | 0 |
Develop Democracy in Australia | 13,620 | 0.26 | 0 |
ACC Australians for Constitutional Choice | 13,443 | 0.25 | 0 |
Community Republicans (Popular Election of President) | 13,363 | 0.25 | 0 |
Presbyterian Church of Victoria | 13,285 | 0.25 | 0 |
Voice of the Ordinary People | 12,868 | 0.24 | 0 |
The Australian Monarchist League | 12,724 | 0.24 | 1 |
Citizens for an Elected President | 12,710 | 0.24 | 0 |
Australian Reconciliation | 11,665 | 0.22 | 0 |
Republican Under God Promoting Family Values | 11,279 | 0.21 | 0 |
Young Queensland's Voice | 10,983 | 0.21 | 0 |
Australian Republican Movement (North Queensland) | 9,588 | 0.18 | 0 |
Republic4U – The Youth Ticket | 9,106 | 0.17 | 1 |
Independent Republican Queenslanders: Saunders and O'Dwyer | 8,971 | 0.17 | 0 |
Godfrey Bigot's Traditional Family Values Party | 8,667 | 0.16 | 0 |
ACT Greens | 6,803 | 0.13 | 0 |
Presidential Democracy (People's Direct Election) Group | 6,443 | 0.12 | 0 |
New Constitution for a New Millennium | 5,156 | 0.10 | 0 |
Dunmore Lang College | 5,114 | 0.10 | 0 |
Stable Independents | 4,933 | 0.09 | 0 |
Christian Democratic Party – Australian Capital Territory | 3,491 | 0.07 | 0 |
Community Republicans | 2,952 | 0.06 | 0 |
Republicans for More than Minimalist Democracy | 1,912 | 0.04 | 0 |
ETHOS – Elect the Head of State | 1,786 | 0.03 | 1 |
"Alternative Three" | 1,527 | 0.03 | 0 |
Ungrouped | 756,929 | 14.25 | 6 |
Total | 5,312,565 | 100.00 | 76 |
Invalid/blank votes | 118,265 | 2.18 | – |
Rejected/other | 194,924 | – | – |
Turnout | 5,625,754 | 46.92 | – |
Registered voters | 11,989,682 | – | – |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission |
New South Wales
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# | Delegate | Party | |
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1 | Malcolm Turnbull | ARM | |
2 | Doug Sutherland | ACM | |
3 | Ted Mack | Ted Mack | |
4 | Wendy Machin | ARM | |
5 | Kerry Jones | ACM | |
6 | Ed Haber | Ted Mack | |
7 | Neville Wran | ARM | |
8 | Julian Leeser | ACM | |
9 | Karin Sowada | ARM | |
10 | Peter Grogan | ARM | |
11 | Jennie George | ARM | |
12 | Christine Ferguson | ACM | |
13 | Alasdair Webster | CDP | |
14 | Glenda Hewitt | ICAAF | |
15 | Pat O'Shane | A Just Republic | |
16 | Alf Garland | AML | |
17 | Andrew Gunter | ETHOS | |
18 | Hazel Hawke | ARM | |
19 | Jason Yat-Sen Li | Multi-Cultural | |
20 | Catherine Moore | Greens |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Quota | 79,392 | ||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Malcolm Turnbull (elected 1) 2. Wendy Machin (elected 4) 3. Neville Wran (elected 7) 4. Karin Sowada (elected 9) 5. Peter Grogan (elected 10) 6. Jennie George (elected 11) 7. Roger Allen 8. Helen Irving 9. Thomas Keneally 10. Gladys Berejiklian 11. Stephen Crowe 12. Hazel Hawke (elected 18) 13. Lex Marinos 14. Judith Isobel Sutton 15. Paolo Totaro 16. Patricia Moran 17. Shaoquett Moselmane 18. Rose Kelly 19. Jason Falinski 20. Rania Wannous |
523,647 | 31.41 |
No Republic – ACM | 1. Doug Sutherland (elected 2) 2. Kerry Jones (elected 5) 3. Julian Leeser (elected 8) 4. Christine Ferguson (elected 12) 5. David Flint 6. Godfrey Priest 7. Abraham Constantin 8. Amy McGrath 9. Natasha Maclaren 10. Jeffrey Phillips 11. Patricia Feodosiu 12. Trish Gibbons 13. Garth Leggatt 14. Suzanne Burton 15. Arthur Tane 16. Rosemary Colman 17. Christine Clyne 18. Nathan Zamprogno 19. Malcolm Brooks 20. Piroska Sadler |
330,805 | 19.84 |
Ted Mack | 1. Ted Mack (elected 3) 2. Ed Haber (elected 6) |
213,422 | 12.80 |
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) | 1. Alasdair Webster (elected 13) 2. Graham McLennan |
76,059 | 4.56 |
A Just Republic | 1. Pat O'Shane (elected 15) 2. John Maitland 3. Patrick Thompson 4. Ben Slade 5. Sally McManus 6. Dorothy McRae-McMahon 7. Lee Silva |
55,077 | 3.30 |
Australian Monarchist League | 1. Alf Garland (elected 16) 2. Beryl Evans 3. Stewart Hespe 4. Pat Woodley 5. Simon Barrington 6. T S Egan |
54,878 | 3.29 |
Democracy First Group (DFG) | 1. Jim Bain 2. David Hodgkinson 3. Ian Macintosh 4. Mike Hudson 5. Paul Simons |
24,420 | 1.46 |
Alternative Three | 1. Joe Bryant 2. Laura Lillian McKenzie 3. Gerard Mackney 4. Peter Archer 5. Warwick Schneider 6. Laurence Hagerty 7. Jim Cassidy 8. James Cassidy 9. Lex Stewart |
21,695 | 1.30 |
Greens, Bill of Rights, Indigenous Peoples | 1. Catherine Moore (elected 20) 2. Peter Breen 3. David Pross 4. Sandra Mercado 5. Lenore Parker |
16,935 | 1.02 |
Women for a Just Republic | 1. Darelle Duncan 2. Alice Mantel |
14,793 | 0.89 |
Elect the President | 1. William Hannan 2. Patricia van den Hout 3. Roger Cameron 4. William Jacka 5. Luke Hannan 6. Benjamin Dobbin 7. Liam Hannan 8. Christopher Curran 9. Paul Watkins 10. Alicia Hannan 11. Geoffrey Hannan 12. Georgia Hannan 13. Julian Kwan 14. Matthew Hayson 15. Warwick Short |
12,923 | 0.78 |
Voice of the Ordinary People | 1. Amelia Gavagnin Newman 2. Greg Butler |
12,868 | 0.77 |
Citizens for an Elected President | 1. James Rush 2. Laurence Ryan |
12,710 | 0.76 |
Australian Reconciliation | 1. Linda Burney 2. Aden Ridgeway 3. Wendy McCarthy 4. Frank Brennan |
11,665 | 0.70 |
Godfrey Bigot's Traditional Family Values Party | 1. Godfrey Bigot 2. Jon Kennedy |
8,667 | 0.52 |
Community Republicans (Popular Election of President) | 1. Peter Consandine 2. Connie Katelaris 3. Neil Gilchrist 4. Elizabeth Crennan 5. Brian Buckley |
7,976 | 0.48 |
Dunmore Lang College | 1. Prudence Allan 2. Hayes Montgomery |
5,114 | 0.31 |
Stable Independents | 1. Warwick Howard 2. Pauline O'Neill 3. Charles Martin |
4,933 | 0.30 |
Republicans for More than Minimalist Democracy | 1. Rob Knell 2. Bob Croucher |
1,912 | 0.11 |
ETHOS - Elect the Head of State | 1. Andrew Gunter (elected 17) 2. Veronique Marchandeau |
1,786 | 0.11 |
Ungrouped | Jason Yat-Sen Li (elected 19) | 21,940 | 1.32 |
Brian Robert Davis | 20,898 | 1.25 | |
Jim Cameron | 17,589 | 1.05 | |
Glenda Hewitt (elected 14) | 14,405 | 0.86 | |
Robin Banks | 10,308 | 0.62 | |
Merv Cross | 9,300 | 0.56 | |
Bob Ellis | 8,812 | 0.53 | |
Bruce D Shepherd | 8,672 | 0.52 | |
Steve Nichols | 8,396 | 0.50 | |
48 other candidates below 0.5% | 134,611 | 8.07 | |
Total | 254,931 | 15.29 | |
Total formal votes | 1,667,216 | 100.00 | |
Informal votes | 37,646 | 2.21 | |
Rejected/other | 88,007 | ||
Turnout | 1,792,859 | 44.91 | |
Enrolment | 3,992,007 |
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# | Delegate | Party | |
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1 | Eddie McGuire | ARM | |
2 | Don Chipp | ACM | |
3 | Tim Costello | Real Republic | |
4 | Bruce Ruxton | Safeguard the People | |
5 | Mary Delahunty | ARM | |
6 | Sophie Panopoulos | ACM | |
7 | Steve Vizard | ARM | |
8 | Poppy King | ARM | |
9 | Lindsay Fox | ARM | |
10 | Vernon Wilcox | Safeguard the People | |
11 | Moira Rayner | Real Republic | |
12 | Misha Schubert | Republic4U | |
13 | Jim Ramsay | ACM | |
14 | Kenneth Gifford | AML | |
15 | Phil Cleary | Ind. Australia | |
16 | Eric Bullmore | Shooters |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Quota | 86,876 | ||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Eddie McGuire (elected 1) 2. Mary Delahunty (elected 5) 3. Steve Vizard (elected 7) 4. Poppy King (elected 8) 5. Lindsay Fox (elected 9) 6. Jennifer Doran 7. Rupert Hamer 8. Mai Ho 9. John Hirst 10. Natalie Sykes 11. Victor Borg 12. Joseph O'Reilly 13. Sally Mitchell 14. Felicity Hampel 15. Michael Long 16. Sue Walpole |
443,243 | 30.01 |
No Republic – ACM | 1. Don Chipp (elected 2) 2. Sophie Panopoulos (elected 6) 3. Jim Ramsay (elected 13) 4. Colin Howard 5. Peter Ross-Edwards 6. Brett Hogan 7. Wellington Lee 8. Sally-Ann Venables 9. Bruce Knox 10. Judy McQueen 11. Florence Parnaby 12. Richard Welch 13. Norma Leslie 14. Paul Fitzgerald 15. Victoria Knox 16. Michael Gronow |
246,722 | 16.71 |
Real Republic | 1. Tim Costello (elected 3) 2. Moira Rayner (elected 11) 3. Jill Singer 4. Davina Woods 5. Nouria Salehi 6. Michael Challen 7. Judith Klepner 8. Jude Wallace 9. Jim Downey 10. Rod Quantock 11. Len Cooper 12. Sid Spindler 13. John Levi 14. Mike Hill 15. David Scott 16. Mike Salvaris |
162,223 | 10.98 |
Safeguard the People | 1. Bruce Ruxton (elected 4) 2. Vernon Wilcox (elected 10) 3. Peter Vlahos 4. Fred Flanagan 5. Max O'Halloran 6. Neville Clark |
143,420 | 9.71 |
Shooters Party | 1. Eric Bullmore (elected 16) 2. Neville Sayers 3. Graham Eames 4. Alan Hutchison |
43,513 | 2.95 |
Australian Monarchist League | 1. Kenneth Gifford (elected 14) 2. Steve Raskovy 3. Paul Webster 4. Gilbert Boffa 5. John Carroll |
40,672 | 2.75 |
The Women's Ticket – An Equal Say | 1. Eve Mahlab 2. Kim Rubenstein 3. Helen Symon 4. Ann Morrow 5. Fay Marles 6. Leigh Mackay |
35,718 | 2.42 |
Australian Greens – For A Republic | 1. Charmaine Clarke 2. Peter Singer 3. David Risstrom 4. Gurm Sekhon 5. Susan Pennicuik |
32,396 | 2.19 |
D.L.P. – Democratic Labor Party | 1. John Mulholland 2. Pat Crea |
27,916 | 1.89 |
Australian Reform Party | 1. Ted Drane 2. Raymond Mathieson 3. William Wallace 4. Alfred Thorpe |
18,536 | 1.26 |
A Voice for Regional Victoria | 1. Anthony Aitken 2. Michael Crutchfield |
13,741 | 0.93 |
Presbyterian Church of Victoria | 1. Allan Harman 2. Keith Bell |
13,285 | 0.90 |
Republic Under God Promoting Family Values | 1. John Murray 2. Roger Holland |
11,279 | 0.76 |
Republic4U – The Youth Ticket | 1. Misha Schubert (elected 12) 2. Tom Wild 3. Maddy Chiam 4. Emma Cater 5. Natalee Ward 6. Mina Guli |
9,106 | 0.62 |
Presidential Democracy (People's Direct Election) Group | 1. Thomas Egan 2. Gensheng Shen |
6,443 | 0.44 |
New Constitution for a New Millennium | 1. Joseph Toscano 2. Stephen Reghenzani |
5,156 | 0.35 |
Community Republicans | 1. Peter Ellyard 2. Tim Horan |
2,952 | 0.20 |
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Phil Cleary (elected 15) | 44,431 | 3.01 | |
Andrew Bell | 19,516 | 1.32 | |
Russell Standish | 10,896 | 0.74 | |
Robert De Marinis | 11,080 | 0.75 | |
Ka Sing Chua | 9,588 | 0.65 | |
John Stone | 7,769 | 0.53 | |
34 other candidates below 0.5% | 97,483 | 6.60 | |
Total | 200,763 | 13.59 | |
Total formal votes | 1,476,864 | 100.00 | |
Informal votes | 46,758 | 3.07 | |
Rejected/other | 43,042 | ||
Turnout | 1,566,664 | 51.75 | |
Enrolment | 3,027,571 |
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# | Delegate | Party | |
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1 | James Killen | ACM | |
2 | Clem Jones | Clem Jones Team | |
3 | Michael Lavarch | ARM | |
4 | Glen Sheil | Const. Monarchists | |
5 | Neville Bonner | ACM | |
6 | David Muir | Clem Jones Team | |
7 | Sallyanne Atkinson | ARM | |
8 | Vilma Ward | ACM | |
9 | Florence Bjelke-Petersen | Const. Monarchists | |
10 | Mary Kelly | Women for Just Republic | |
11 | Sarina Russo | ARM | |
12 | Paul Tully | Qlders for Republic | |
13 | Ann Bunnell | Clem Jones Team |
The ACM, ARM and Clem Jones Team all won three delegates in Queensland. The ARM chose to run three tickets − a main statewide ticket, along with one for North Queensland and one for Central Queensland.[1]
Former senator Florence Bjelke-Petersen, businessperson Sarina Russo and Ipswich councillor Paul Tully were among the delegates elected.[2][3]
Future politicians Clive Palmer, Len Harris and Paul Hoolihan were among the unsuccessful candidates.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 67,361 | ||||
No Republic – ACM | 1. James Killen (elected 1) 2. Neville Bonner (elected 5) 3. Vilma Ward (elected 8) 4. Thomas Joseph Bradley 5. Megan Common 6. Lindsay Allan 7. Sonja Doyle 8. Bob Galley 9. Spero Dragona 10. Alex Drake 11. Helen Carrell 12. Barbara Greenwood 13. Louis Peter Rossi |
220,072 | 23.34 | ||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Michael Lavarch (elected 3) 2. Sallyanne Atkinson (elected 7) 3. Sarina Russo (elected 11) 4. Paul Everingham 5. Jackie Huggins 6. Michael Macklin 7. C. L. Chiou 8. Grace Grace 9. Rodney Kendall 10. Roslyn Atkinson 11. Ray Barraclough 12. Gerry Fowler 13. Xandra Flach |
185,621 | 19.68 | ||
Clem Jones Queensland Constitutional Republic Team | 1. Clem Jones (elected 2) 2. David Muir (elected 6) 3. Ann Bunnell (elected 13) 4. Ian Brusasco 5. Lorraine Paul 6. Paul V. Bell 7. Doug Tucker 8. Peter Johnstone 9. Graham Andrews |
182,464 | 19.35 | ||
Constitutional Monarchists | 1. Glen Sheil (elected 4) 2. Florence Bjelke-Petersen (elected 9) 3. Noel Wallis 4. George Helon 5. Michael Darby |
98,382 | 10.43 | ||
Women for a Just Republic | 1. Mary Kelly (elected 10) 2. Pauline Woodbridge 3. Jenny Hughey |
23,510 | 2.49 | ||
Greens for a Just Republic | 1. Libby Connors 2. Greg George 3. Alexandra Guild |
22,299 | 2.36 | ||
Queenslanders for a Republic | 1. Paul Tully (elected 12) 2. Peter Falvey 3. Mai Nguyen 4. Asia Ester Byatt 5. Joanie Woods 6. Rick Williams |
19,186 | 2.03 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. Brian Sheehy 2. Cynthia Mayne 3. Bernie Baker 4. Jean Evans 5. Reg Bishop 6. Joe Ostrenski 7. Shirley Osborne 8. Cec Clark 9. Brian McDermott 10. Stephen Sheehan 11. Tony Pitt 12. Jay Nauss 13. Peter Boyle |
16,707 | 1.77 | ||
Elect the President | 1. Clive Palmer 2. Harold Charles Fong 3. Clive Mensink 4. Don Bailey 5. Chris Toogood 6. Andrew Topalov 7. Anna Topalov 8. Jean Mensink 9. Susan Palmer 10. Bronwyn Hall 11. Alison Jack |
16,025 | 1.70 | ||
ACC Australians for Constitutional Choice | 1. Robert Redden 2. George Sterling |
13,443 | 1.43 | ||
Young Queensland's Voice | 1. Garth Fallon 2. David Lavercombe |
10,983 | 1.16 | ||
Australian Republican Movement (North Queensland) | 1. Bernie Treston 2. Terry Willshire 3. Melissa George 4. Bob Rossi |
9,588 | 1.02 | ||
Independent Republican Queenslanders | 1. Kay Saunders 2. Tim O'Dwyer |
8,971 | 0.95 | ||
Community Republicans (Popular Election of President) | 1. Virginia Hall 2. Norman Johnston 3. Stan Stokes |
5,387 | 0.57 | ||
Australians Loyal to Crown and Constitution | Rona Joyner | 14,574 | 1.55 | ||
Resurrect Christ in the Nation’s Heart | Peter B. West | 7,260 | 0.77 | ||
Non-Aligned. Christian. Lawyer | Peter Janssen | 6,725 | 0.71 | ||
Presbyterian Church of Queensland | Nicholas Aroney | 5,686 | 0.60 | ||
Retention of the Existing Constitution | Len Harris | 4,486 | 0.48 | ||
An Australian for Australia | Noel Andrew Payne | 4,130 | 0.44 | ||
Australian Head of State - No Politicians! | Ken Horrigan | 4,123 | 0.44 | ||
Julie Michael | Julie Wylie | 4,116 | 0.44 | ||
Independent Republican | Mike Evans | 4,100 | 0.43 | ||
Independent Standing for Simplicity and Commonsense | John D'Hooghe | 3,192 | 0.34 | ||
Working for the Interest of Nation | Xuan Thu Nguyen | 3,172 | 0.34 | ||
Australian Republican Movement (Central Queensland) | Paul Hoolihan | 3,156 | 0.33 | ||
One Land, Many Nations - Republic | Chris Monsour | 2,815 | 0.30 | ||
The People’s Informed Decision | Margaret Hockey | 2,793 | 0.30 | ||
Independent | James Kenneth Reid | 2,704 | 0.29 | ||
Frank O'Dea | 2,610 | 0.28 | |||
Bill of Rights for Australia | Richard Carew | 2,340 | 0.25 | ||
Concerned Australian | Kyla Arentz | 2,187 | 0.23 | ||
Tim J. Harrington | 2,045 | 0.22 | |||
Governor-General as Figurehead, Republic: Australian Traditions | Bear Stanley | 2,037 | 0.22 | ||
Don’t Forget Our Eureka Democratic Spirit | Max Dunstan | 1,984 | 0.21 | ||
Joie Dwyer | 1,909 | 0.20 | |||
Best for Australia | Stephen G. Le Page | 1,738 | 0.18 | ||
Independent | James Wakefield | 1,663 | 0.18 | ||
For a Neutral Umpire | Graeme O. Morris | 1,650 | 0.17 | ||
Civic Responsibility | Russell James Leneham | 1,526 | 0.16 | ||
Independent | Charles Mollison | 1,485 | 0.16 | ||
Diane Hungerford | 1,430 | 0.15 | |||
Represents Five Generations Born in Australia | Maurie Hee | 1,411 | 0.15 | ||
Wide Bay Republican | Bob Snowden | 1,395 | 0.15 | ||
Constitution Clarity for Coming Century | Ron Howatson | 1,102 | 0.12 | ||
Democratic Alternative: Elect a People’s President | Ross Garrad | 925 | 0.10 | ||
Pro-Republican | Neil Thorpe | 877 | 0.09 | ||
Independent Constitutionalist | Gilbert Keith Joyce | 849 | 0.09 | ||
James C. Bell | 795 | 0.08 | |||
History, Life and Vision in Constitution | Peter John Martin | 681 | 0.07 | ||
Colin (Beo) Saltmere | Colin Saltmere | 635 | 0.07 | ||
Defining Democracy is Affirming Australia | Alistair Barros | 369 | 0.04 | ||
Total formal votes | 943,047 | 98.09 | |||
Informal votes | 18,335 | 1.91 | |||
Rejected ballots | 25,354 | ||||
Turnout | 986,736 | 45.15 | |||
Registered electors | 2,185,414 |
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In Western Australia, the ARM won the most delegates with four, while ACM won three. Elect the President ran two groups.[1]
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1 | Janet Holmes à Court | ARM | |
2 | Reg Withers | ACM | |
3 | Peter Tannock | ARM | |
4 | Geoff Hourn | ACM | |
5 | Graham Edwards | ARM | |
6 | Clare Thompson | ARM | |
7 | Marylyn Rodgers | ACM | |
8 | Liam Bartlett | An Open Mind | |
9 | Patrick O'Brien | Elect the President |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 46,856 | ||||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Janet Holmes à Court (elected 1) 2. Peter Tannock (elected 3) 3. Graham Edwards (elected 5) 4. Clare Thompson (elected 6) 5. Gary Mitchell 6. James Verity 7. Ben Playle 8. Christina Gillgren 9. Carolyn Tan |
192,018 | 40.98 | ||
No Republic – ACM | 1. Reg Withers (elected 2) 2. Geoff Hourn (elected 4) 3. Marylyn Rodgers (elected 7) 4. Philip Kennedy 5. David Magill 6. Robert Isaacs 7. Ken Murphy 8. Tricia Gibson 9. Grahame Coppin |
136,730 | 29.18 | ||
Greens | 1. Jo Vallentine 2. Robin Chapple |
26,478 | 5.65 | ||
An Open Mind for the Future | Liam Bartlett | 25,425 | 5.43 | ||
Elect the President | 1. Patrick O'Brien (elected 9) 2. Martyn Webb 3. Ron Manners 4. Jonathan Harms 5. Terry Pitsakis 6. Veronica Cooke |
14,594 | 3.11 | ||
Develop Democracy in Australia | 1. Ron Camp 2. Ian Staines |
13,620 | 2.91 | ||
Western Australia First | Robert Reid | 8,845 | 1.89 | ||
Elect the President | 1. Paul Andrews 2. Ford Murray 3. Audrey Bowran 4. Penny Reiss 5. Leonie Wright 6. Ray Bacon 7. Frank Slade |
8,170 | 1.74 | ||
War Veteran World War Two | Alan King | 7,525 | 1.61 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. Mal Taylor 2. Douglas Slater 3. Gordon Williams 4. John Jamieson 5. Milton Evans 6. Kathleen Taylor 7. John Taylor |
6,706 | 1.43 | ||
Voice of Rural and Regional People | Ken Pech | 4,184 | 0.89 | ||
Independent for a Community Elected President | Christabel Chamarette | 4,182 | 0.89 | ||
Australians for a United Republic | Peter Webster | 3,976 | 0.85 | ||
Better Constitution, Australian Leader for Australia | Geoff Taylor | 3,158 | 0.67 | ||
George Giudice | 2,571 | 0.55 | |||
Independent Political Economist, Ph.D | Phillip O'Hara | 2,091 | 0.45 | ||
Republican; Australian Constitutional Bill Of Rights | Brian Tennant | 1,909 | 0.41 | ||
Rewi Lyall | 1,761 | 0.38 | |||
Bill of Rights for Australia | David Clyne | 1,212 | 0.26 | ||
Peter McCumstie | 866 | 0.18 | |||
Independent Republican | Vincent Stackpole | 778 | 0.17 | ||
Independent You Elect President Republican | Bryan Lobascher | 762 | 0.16 | ||
Citizens Not Subjects | Colin McKerlie | 647 | 0.14 | ||
Australian Citizens for Annual General Elections | David Tehr | 344 | 0.07 | ||
Total formal votes | 468,552 | 98.68 | |||
Informal votes | 6,269 | 1.32 | |||
Rejected ballots | 15,987 | ||||
Turnout | 490,808 | 43.77 | |||
Registered electors | 1,121,254 |
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In South Australia, the ACM and ARM had four delegates elected each. Future premier Jay Weatherill was among the unsuccessful candidates.[1]
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1 | Kym Bonython | ACM | |
2 | Baden Teague | ARM | |
3 | John Hepworth | ACM | |
4 | Linda Kirk | ARM | |
5 | Victoria Manetta | ACM | |
6 | Tony Cocchiaro | ARM | |
7 | John Fleming | ACM | |
8 | Kirsten Andrews | ARM |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 50,678 | ||||
No Republic – ACM | 1. Kym Bonython (elected 1) 2. John Hepworth (elected 3) 3. Victoria Manetta (elected 5) 4. John Fleming (elected 7) 5. Ellis Wayland 6. Mary Ann Stenberg 7. Paul Rogers 8. Okche Ashwin |
180,489 | 39.57 | ||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Baden Teague (elected 2) 2. Linda Kirk (elected 4) 3. Tony Cocchiaro (elected 6) 4. Kirsten Andrews (elected 8) 5. Tim Stanley 6. Margaret Sexton 7. Phil Sutton 8. Maryann Bin-Sallik |
163,962 | 35.95 | ||
Australian Monarchist League | 1. Raymond Hill 2. Jens Peter Smith |
20,344 | 4.46 | ||
Lawyers for a Democratic Republic | Michael Abbott | 15,072 | 3.30 | ||
Employment, Education, Environment, Human Right$, Fir$T | Kathryn Gunn | 14,719 | 3.23 | ||
Elect the President | 1. Martin Brewster 2. Carla Ympa 3. Liviu Mihov-Nicotodis 4. Nicholas Proferes 5. Mary Proferes 6. Pam Brewster |
12,267 | 2.69 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. John Sugars 2. Cecile Aldersey 3. James Diamentes |
10,570 | 2.32 | ||
Independent Republican Voice for S.A. | Robert Lawton | 8,148 | 1.79 | ||
A Voice for Australia's Future | Megan Boyle | 5,670 | 1.24 | ||
Your Country Representative | Jeff Mercer | 5,104 | 1.12 | ||
Bill of Rights for Australia | Jay Weatherill | 4,056 | 0.89 | ||
Australian Citizen | Heather Ceravolo | 3,874 | 0.85 | ||
Youth for Youth | Corina Bohn | 3,553 | 0.78 | ||
Ted Byrt | 3,089 | 0.68 | |||
Universal Rites Equal Opportunity Shared Responsibility | Frank Verrall | 2,957 | 0.65 | ||
Multicultural Australia: Direct Democracy | Christo Stoyanoff | 2,223 | 0.49 | ||
Total formal votes | 456,097 | 98.93 | |||
Informal votes | 4,910 | 1.07 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13,710 | ||||
Turnout | 474,717 | 46.71 | |||
Registered electors | 1,016,336 |
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1 | Doone Kennedy | ACM | |
2 | Julian Ormond Green | ARM | |
3 | Michael Castle | ACM | |
4 | Marguerite Scott | ARM | |
5 | David Mitchell | AML | |
6 | Eric Lockett | VOOFMTC |
In Tasmania, the ACM and ARM elected two candidates each, while David Mitchell ran for the Australian Monarchist League and Eric Lockett ran as an ungrouped candidate for the Voice of Ordinary, Fair-Minded, Thinking Citizens (VOOFMTC) group.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 22,092 | ||||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Julian Ormond Green (elected 2) 2. Marguerite Scott (elected 4) 3. Peter Boyce 4. Lynne Fitzgerald 5. Noel Harrington 6. Penny Cocker |
47,463 | 30.69 | ||
No Republic – ACM | 1. Doone Kennedy (elected 1) 2. Michael Castle (elected 3) 3. Elspeth Hope-Johnstone 4. Luke Maynard 5. David Daintree 6. Edward O'Farrell |
45,439 | 29.38 | ||
Greens | 1. Louise Crossley 2. John Wilson 3. Paul O'Halloran |
15,036 | 9.72 | ||
Australian Monarchist League | 1. David Mitchell (elected 5) 2. Simeon Duncan |
12,724 | 8.23 | ||
Voice of Ordinary, Fair-Minded, Thinking Citizens | Eric Lockett (elected 6) | 12,265 | 7.93 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. Bob Campbell 2. David Bissett 3. Richard Gibbs |
9,290 | 6.01 | ||
Independent Republican | Michael Gaffney | 8,543 | 5.52 | ||
Australian National Flag Association | Reg Watson | 3,878 | 2.51 | ||
Total formal votes | 154,639 | 98.47 | |||
Informal votes | 2,408 | 1.53 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4,338 | ||||
Turnout | 161,385 | 48.81 | |||
Registered electors | 330,671 |
Territories
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1 | Anne Witheford | ARM | |
2 | Frank Cassidy | ARM |
The ARM won both delegates in the Australian Capital Territory with 45% of the vote.[1]: 35 Anne Witheford was the first delegate anywhere in Australia to have their election declared.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 35,542 | ||||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Anne Witheford (elected 1) 2. Frank Cassidy (elected 2) |
48,146 | 45.16 | ||
No Republic – ACM | 1. Alan Fitzgerald 2. Malcolm Mackerras |
25,596 | 24.01 | ||
Greens | 1. Fiona Tito 2. Shane Rattenbury |
6,803 | 6.38 | ||
A Just Republic | 1. Geoff Dreschler 2. David Matthews |
6,455 | 6.05 | ||
Independent | Robert Todd | 4,595 | 4.31 | ||
A Republic With Elected President | Alex Proudfoot | 4,223 | 3.96 | ||
Christian Democrats | 1. Alex Cozadinos 2. Terry Craig |
3,491 | 3.27 | ||
A Moderate Alternative | Martin Dunn | 3,060 | 2.87 | ||
Republic of the Free | John Molony | 2,727 | 2.56 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. Andrew Rigg 2. Barry Williams |
1,527 | 1.43 | ||
Total formal votes | 106,623 | 98.87 | |||
Informal votes | 1,218 | 1.13 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2,833 | ||||
Turnout | 110,674 | 52.31 | |||
Registered electors | 211,573 |
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2 | Michael Kilgariff | Territory Republican |
In the Northern Territory, neither of the two groups with the highest vote (ACM and ARM) had a candidate elected, with David Curtis (A Just Republic) and Michael Kilgariff (Territory Republican) elected as delegates from third and fourth place respectively.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 13,176 | ||||
No Republic – ACM | 1. Paul Rozenweig 2. Melissa Purich |
9,774 | 24.73 | ||
Australian Republican Movement | 1. Ian Fraser 2. Christine Kerr |
7,860 | 19.89 | ||
A Just Republic | 1. David Curtis (elected 1) 2. Susan Gilmour |
7,785 | 19.70 | ||
Territory Republican | Michael Kilgariff (elected 2) | 5,434 | 13.75 | ||
Republic With Minimal Constitutional Change | Fran Erlich | 3,994 | 10.10 | ||
Steve Baldwin | 2,027 | 5.13 | |||
NT Regional Republican | Ray Wooldridge | 1,379 | 3.49 | ||
Alternative Three | 1. Lynn O'Brien 2. Peter Cole |
1,274 | 3.22 | ||
Total formal votes | 39,527 | 98.18 | |||
Informal votes | 731 | 1.82 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1,653 | ||||
Turnout | 41,911 | 39.97 | |||
Registered electors | 104,856 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Constitutional Convention Report" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2 February 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor Paul Tully in a committee room with supporters of his proposal". Trove. National Library of Australia. 1998. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Moore, Tony (9 June 2008). "Move over Anna and let us pick a winner". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
Ipswich councillor Paul Tully, a delegate to the 1998 conference and spokesman for the Queenslanders for a Republic group
- ^ Seselja, Loui (1998). "Portrait of Eric Lockett taken at the Constitutional Convention, Canberra, February 2-13, 1998". NLA Catalogue. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
Eric Lockett was an elected delegate for Tasmania. He represented the Voice of Ordinary, Fair-Minded, Thinking Citizens.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia". Newspapers.com. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1997. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
History maker Ms Anne Witheford, the first Constitutional Convention delegate to be elected. She will represent the ACT.
- ^ "CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION" (PDF). Australian Parliament House. 3 February 1998. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
edit- "Constitutional Convention Report" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2 February 1998.