Originally Posted by
normanton
Yes votes in a referendum from NSW + VIC alone would out number No votes from WA + NT + SA + QLD + TAS.
Normanton, first you hadn’t read one of the most important sections of the LHEA relating to CR despite many significant comments on the issue, and now you demonstrate your lack of knowledge as to how referendums work.
They require a majority of voters in a majority of states. It’s very possible for NSW and VIC (and other yes voters in other states) to dwarf the ‘no’ vote but unless the majority of states are carried for the affirmative the constitutional amendment is voted down. There have been five occasions when the ‘yes’ vote was in the majority when considered nationally but the states were not and hence the amendment didn’t get up.