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Zorluk: OrtaThe Double Majority Requirement

In a referendum to change the Australian Constitution, the 'Yes' vote achieves a majority in four out of the six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia). However, when all votes across Australia are counted, the total 'Yes' vote is 48%48\%. Based on the double majority requirement, what is the outcome of this referendum?

  1. A
    The proposal is successful because a majority of states (four out of six) supported the change.
  2. The proposal is unsuccessful because it did not receive a 'Yes' vote from more than half of the total number of voters in Australia.Cevap
  3. C
    The proposal is unsuccessful because constitutional changes require a 'Yes' vote from every single state and territory in Australia.

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The proposal is unsuccessful because it failed to achieve a majority of 'Yes' votes from more than half of all Australian voters.
For a referendum to be successful in Australia, it must satisfy two conditions simultaneously: more than half of the total national voters must vote 'Yes', and a majority of voters in at least four out of the six states must also vote 'Yes'. In this scenario, while the state requirement was met (4 states), the national vote was only 48%48\%, which is less than the required 50%50\% plus one.

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1
Check the national result against the first requirement of the double majority rule.
The national 'Yes' vote was 48%48\%.
To pass, the total number of 'Yes' votes across all of Australia must be more than 50%50\%.
2
Check the state-level result against the second requirement of the double majority rule.
Four out of six states voted 'Yes'.
To pass, a majority of voters in at least four out of the six states must vote 'Yes'.
3
Evaluate if both conditions were met simultaneously.
The state requirement was met, but the national requirement was not.
Since both parts of the 'double majority' must be satisfied for a referendum to succeed, the failure of the national majority means the change is rejected.

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The Double Majority Rule

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1
Remember that 'double majority' means two different types of majorities must be achieved at the same time.
2
Check if 48%48\% is more than half of the national population. If not, the first part of the rule has failed.
3
Even though 4 out of 6 states voted 'Yes', the total national vote must also be over 50%50\% for the referendum to pass.

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Review how voters in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory contribute to the national majority but not the state-by-state count.
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