90 Percent of Indigenous People Did Not Vote in South Australia’s Voice Referendum

Just under 9 percent of Indigenous people—the only persons eligible to vote—chose to do so. The $10.3 million body will still be established.

Voters arrive to cast their ballot at the Old Australian Parliament House, during The Voice referendum in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. Reuters/Tracey Nearmy

In South Australia, 90 percent of approximately 30,000 eligible Indigenous voters chose not to cast a ballot in the state’s Voice referendum on March 16, where voting was not compulsory.

Additionally, more than 64 percent of all South Australians rejected a national Voice to Parliament, the second highest “no” majority in the federal referendum in October 2023.