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1975 Western Australian daylight saving referendum

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Western Australian daylight saving referendum, 1975
8 March 1975 (1975-03-08)
Are you in favour of the standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October in each year until the first Sunday in March next following?
Results
Choice Votes %
Yes 250,644 46.34%
No 290,179 53.66%

A referendum was held on 8 March 1975 in the Australian state of Western Australia on the topic of introducing daylight saving. It was the first of four such proposals which have been put to Western Australian voters and followed a trial over the 1974–1975 summer, from 27 October 1974 until 2 March 1975. The referendum failed to pass, with 53.66% voting against the proposal.

Referendum results

Question: Are you in favour of the standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October in each year until the first Sunday in March next following?

Result 
District Valid votes For Against
Vote % Vote %
Albany 7,060 3,843 54.43 3,217 45.57
Ascot 13,304 6,234 46.86 7,070 53.14
Avon 6,945 1,682 24.22 5,263 75.78
Balga 14,253 7,649 53.67 6,604 46.33
Boulder-Dundas 6,579 3,102 47.15 3,477 52.85
Bunbury 7,414 3,508 47.32 3,906 52.68
Canning 21,856 12,474 57.07 9,382 42.93
Clontarf 14,981 7,778 51.92 7,203 48.08
Cockburn 15,817 8,718 55.12 7,099 44.88
Collie 7,032 2,033 28.91 4,999 71.09
Cottesloe 13,559 7,071 52.15 6,488 47.85
Dale 10,459 5,218 49.89 5,241 50.11
East Melville 15,645 8,586 54.88 7,059 45.12
Floreat 14,982 8,295 55.37 6,687 44.63
Fremantle 13,969 6,698 47.95 7,271 52.05
Gascoyne 2,777 993 35.76 1,784 64.24
Geraldton 7,063 2,347 33.23 4,716 66.77
Greenough 6,478 1,194 18.43 5,284 81.57
Kalamunda 9,161 4,648 50.74 4,513 49.26
Kalgoorlie 5,994 2,749 45.86 3,245 54.14
Karrinyup 19,709 11,236 57.01 8,473 42.99
Katanning 6,880 1,597 23.21 5,283 76.79
Kimberley 2,530 1,274 50.36 1,256 49.64
Maylands 14,317 6,643 46.40 7,674 53.60
Melville 14,393 7,350 51.07 7,043 48.93
Merredin-Yilgarn 6,477 1,218 18.81 5,259 81.19
Moore 6,578 1,056 16.05 5,522 83.95
Morley 17,694 9,777 55.26 7,917 44.74
Mount Hawthorn 13,527 6,269 46.34 7,258 53.66
Mount Lawley 14,297 7,159 50.07 7,138 49.93
Mount Marshall 6,076 840 13.82 5,236 86.18
Mundaring 8,210 3,872 47.16 4,338 52.84
Murchison-Eyre 1,535 479 31.21 1,056 68.79
Murray 7,903 2,535 32.08 5,368 67.92
Narrogin 7,104 1,407 19.81 5,697 80.19
Nedlands 13,316 6,809 51.13 6,507 48.87
Perth 11,387 5,177 45.46 6,210 54.54
Pilbara 7,555 4,121 54.55 3,434 45.45
Rockingham 8,560 4,445 51.93 4,115 48.07
Roe 7,230 2,308 31.92 4,922 68.08
Scarborough 14,339 7,836 54.65 6,503 45.35
South Perth 12,948 6,555 50.63 6,393 49.37
Stirling 7,047 2,290 32.50 4,757 67.50
Subiaco 12,589 6,376 50.65 6,213 49.35
Swan 14,738 6,364 43.18 8,374 56.82
Toodyay 17,867 9,506 53.20 8,361 46.8
Vasse 7,817 2,479 31.71 5,338 68.29
Victoria Park 13,918 6,429 46.19 7,489 53.81
Warren 6,587 2,108 32.00 4,479 68.00
Wellington 7,562 2,937 38.84 4,625 61.16
Welshpool 14,805 7,372 49.79 7,433 50.21
Total 540,823 250,644 46.34 290,179 53.66
Result An overall minority of 39,535 votes. Rejected

References

  1. ^ "1975 – First Daylight Savings Referendum". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009.
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