National Summary

Constitutional Convention Election
Final Results

These tables summarise the final results of the Constitutional Convention Election.

ELECTED CANDIDATES

Seventy six delegates have been elected for the Constitutional Convention as follows:

State / Territory

Group or Name

Candidates Elected

Australian Capital Territory Australian Republican Movement 2

New South Wales Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM
Ted Mack Group
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
I Care About Australia's Future
A Just Republic
Australian Monarchist League
ETHOS - Elect the Head of State
A Multi-Cultural Voice
Greens, Bill of Rights, Indigenous Peoples 7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Northern Territory A Just Republic
Territory Republican 1
1

Queensland Australian Republican Movement
Clem Jones Queensland Constitutional Republic Team
No Republic - ACM
Constitutional Monarchists
Women for a Just Republic
Queenslanders for a Republic 3
3
3
2
1
1

South Australia Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM 4
4

Tasmania Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM
The Australian Monarchist League
Voice of Ordinary, Fair-minded, Thinking Citizens 2
2
1
1

Victoria Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM
Real Republic
Safeguard the People
Republic4U - The Youth Ticket
Australian Monarchist League
Phil Cleary - Independent Australia
Shooters Party 5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1

Western Australia Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM
An Open Mind for the Future
Elect the President 4
3
1
1

Totals Australian Republican Movement
No Republic - ACM
Other Republican
Other Monarchist
Independent / Undeclared 27
19
18
8
4

Delegate Positions Republican
Monarchist
Independent / Undeclared 45
27
4

VOTE COUNT

These are the final results as declared on 23 December 1997.

Above the Line 4539503 83.6%

Below the Line 773062 14.2%

Informal 118265 2.2%

TOTAL 5430830 100.0%

National Totals of Groups

Total of first-preference votes (above and below the line) for groups securing more than 1 percent of formal votes cast.

Group Votes Percent

Australian Republican Movement 1 611 960 30.34%

No Republic - ACM 1 195 627 22.51%

Ted Mack 213 422 4.02%

Clem Jones Queensland Constitutional Republic Team 182 464 3.43%

Real Republic 162 223 3.05%

Safeguard the People 143 420 2.70%

Australian Monarchist League 115 894 2.18%

Constitutional Monarchists 98 382 1.85%

Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) 76 059 1.43%

Elect the President 75 770 1.43%

Alternative Three 75 758 1.43%

A Just Republic 69 317 1.30%

Candidate Positions

Total of first-preference votes for candidates with a declared position in the Candidate Statement to the Australian Electoral Commission. If the statement declared an open position or was ambiguous, that candidate or group was counted as "Undeclared".