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Zorluk: Çok zorThe Double Majority Requirement

In a hypothetical referendum to change the Australian Constitution, 51%51\% of all voters across Australia vote 'Yes'. At the state level, a majority of voters in New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia vote 'Yes', while a majority of voters in Victoria, Western Australia, and Tasmania vote 'No'. Based on the 'double majority' rule, why is this proposed change rejected?

  1. It is rejected because the 'double majority' requires a majority of voters in at least 44 out of the 66 states, and in this scenario, only 33 states voted in favor.Cevap
  2. B
    It is rejected because the national majority must be at least 60%60\% to be valid if the state results are evenly split between 'Yes' and 'No' votes.
  3. C
    It is rejected because the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory must also be counted as states to achieve a majority of 55 out of 88 administrative regions.

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The proposed change is rejected because the 'double majority' rule requires a majority of voters in at least four out of the six states to approve the change, and in this scenario, only three states (New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia) did so.
The 'double majority' rule is a two-part requirement: a majority of all voters in Australia must vote 'Yes', AND a majority of voters in at least four of the six states must also vote 'Yes'. In this scenario, while 51%51\% of the national population voted 'Yes', only three states (NSW, QLD, SA) reached a majority. Since three is not a majority of the six states, the requirement was not met.

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1
Evaluate the national majority requirement.
The national 'Yes' vote is 51%51\%, which is more than half of the total Australian voters.
The first part of the double majority rule requires a simple majority of all voters across Australia.
2
Count the number of states where the majority of voters voted 'Yes'.
Three states (New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia) voted 'Yes'.
The second part of the double majority rule depends on the results in individual states.
3
Determine if the 'majority of states' requirement is met.
No, it is not met because 33 out of 66 is not a majority.
A 'majority of states' means at least 44 out of the 66 Australian states must have a majority 'Yes' vote.
4
Formulate the final conclusion based on the double majority rule.
The referendum fails because although the national majority was met, the state majority was not.
Both conditions (national majority AND majority of states) must be satisfied for a constitutional change to be successful.

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The Double Majority Requirement

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1
Remember that 'double majority' means two different types of majorities must be achieved simultaneously.
2
Check how many states are in Australia and what number would constitute a majority of those states.
3
There are 6 states. A majority of 6 is 4. Does the scenario describe 4 states voting 'Yes'?

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Review the history of Australian referendums to see how many have failed due to missing the state majority despite having a national majority.
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