Referendum: How You Voted

October 16, 2023

A breakdown of the Australian Electoral Commission’s official results for Saturday’s Referendum shows that only one booth across the greater South Burnett region voted in favour of “The Voice”.

That booth was in the Indigenous community of Cherbourg.

All other booths overwhelmingly voted “No” (for a breakdown of figures, see below).

All three Federal electorates which cross the South Burnett voted strongly “No”, ranging from 85.06 per cent in Maranoa (the strongest “No” vote in Australia) to 75.36 per cent in Wide Bay.

[NB. Figures accurate at noon on October 16]

• Related article: Voice Of The People Says ‘No’

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This Is How You Voted

FLYNN (Colin Boyce LNP)

Yes – 13,860 (16.12%)
No – 72,140 (83.88%)
Informal – 504
Total votes – 86,504 (Total enrolled: 114,729)

Polling Booth	Yes	No	Informal
Kingaroy (Pre-Poll)	129	672	4
Mondure	19	162	2
Mundubbera	86	594	2
Proston	52	348	1
Wondai	171	845	3

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MARANOA (David Littleproud LNP)

Yes – 13,231 (14.94%)
No – 75,305 (85.06%)
Informal – 546
Total votes – 89,082 (Total enrolled: 113,380)

Polling Booth	Yes	No	Informal
Bell	26	262	2
Blackbutt	181	807	14
Cooyar	17	132	1
Inverlaw	13	83	2
Kaimkillenbun	12	87	0
Kingaroy (KSHS)	186	691	10
Kingaroy (St John’s)	168	611	7
Kingaroy (Taabinga SS)	109	405	4
Kingaroy (Pre-Poll)	858	5184	27
Kumbia	29	210	1
Maidenwell (Tanduringie SS)	13	104	4
Nanango (NSHS)	78	329	5
Nanango (NSS)	83	504	7
Nanango (Pre-Poll)	507	2439	20
Wooroolin	16	123	2
Yarraman	93	380	5

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WIDE BAY (Llew O’Brien LNP)

Yes – 22,788 (24.64%)
No – 69,697 (75.36%)
Informal – 820
Total votes – 93,305 (Total enrolled: 119,816)

Polling Booth	Yes	No	Informal
Cherbourg	142	101	1
Goomeri	69	420	6
Kilkivan	53	441	3
Lower Wonga	41	249	4
Murgon	200	966	13
Widgee	64	305	1