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Zorluk: ZorThe Double Majority Requirement

A national referendum is held to propose a change to the Australian Constitution. After the votes are counted, the results are recorded as follows:

RegionMajority Vote Result
New South WalesYes
VictoriaYes
QueenslandYes
Western AustraliaNo
South AustraliaNo
TasmaniaNo
Territories (ACT and NT)Yes (85%85\%)
Total National Vote**Yes (52%52\%)**

Based on these results and the rules for changing the Australian Constitution, what is the final outcome of the referendum?

  1. The referendum fails because a majority of voters in at least four states did not vote 'Yes'.Cevap
  2. B
    The referendum is successful because a majority of all Australians (52%52\%) voted 'Yes' and three states reached a majority.
  3. C
    The referendum is successful because the strong 'Yes' vote in the Territories compensates for the lower number of states that voted 'Yes'.

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The referendum fails because a majority of voters in at least four states did not vote 'Yes'.
To change the Australian Constitution, a 'double majority' is required. This means more than half of the total voters in Australia must vote 'Yes', AND more than half of the voters in at least four of the six states must vote 'Yes'. In this scenario, while the national majority was achieved (52%52\%), only three states (NSW, VIC, QLD) voted 'Yes'. Since four states were required, the referendum failed.

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1
Evaluate the National Majority requirement.
The national 'Yes' vote is 52%52\%, which is more than 50%50\%.
The first part of the 'double majority' rule requires a majority of all voters across Australia (including Territories) to vote 'Yes'.
2
Evaluate the State Majority requirement.
Only 3 out of 6 states (New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland) voted 'Yes'.
The second part of the 'double majority' rule requires a majority of voters in a majority of states. A majority of 6 states is at least 4 states.
3
Determine the final outcome based on both requirements.
One requirement passed, but the other failed, so the overall result is a failure.
Both parts of the 'double majority' must be satisfied for the Constitution to be changed.

Anahtar Kavram

The double majority requirement for constitutional change.

İpuçları

1
Remember that the 'double majority' rule has two separate gates that both must be passed.
2
Count how many states actually voted 'Yes' and compare that to the total number of states in Australia (66).
3
A majority of 66 is 44. Does this scenario meet that requirement?

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