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It is a popular myth that a referendum to change the Australian Constitution in 1967 gave Aboriginals the vote. What the referendum actually did was to remove a provision from the constitution that excluded Aboriginal people from census figures which in turn were used to calculate the distribution and boundaries of electorates. This constitutional revision was required to correct the anomaly that while Aboriginal people already had the vote they were not included in the calculations used to make for electorates with approximately equal numbers of voters.
Australian Aboriginal's right to vote varied from territory to territory with some (including women) having the right to vote (though rarely exercised) from the 19th century. Federal legislation in 1949 and 1962 formalized voting qualifications for Aboriginal people and with the State of Queensland introducing legislation in 1965, all Australians of Aboriginal descent then had full voting rights in all parts of the country and were able to vote in the referendum that supposedly 'gave them the vote'.
See this article for full details:
http://www.aec.gov.au/voting/indigenous_vote/aborigin.htm
The myth that Aborigines gained the right to vote in the 1967 referendum is perpetuated by lazy and inept journalists and to a certain extent by the consent of a ruling class that likes to pretend that Australian society is less racist than it is. It has been conjectured that a popular referendum to actually give political rights to Aboriginal people would not have passed.
Many people will say the referendum of 1967 granted Indigenous Australians the right to vote - but this is not true.
Most had the right to vote even in colonial times - in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia Indigenous Australians had the right to vote in the 1850s (and a very small few actually voted for Federation in 1901). WA and Queensland were the only states that barred Indigenous Australians from voting.
However, most indigenous Australians (and European Australians) were unaware of these rights.
In 1962 the Commonwealth vote was given to all Aborigines. The State votes of Western Australia and Queensland followed shortly after.
They got the vote in 1960. And so on... it was a happy moment!!
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Who said Aboriginals can't vote?
Stupid People
Why weren't aboriginals allowed to vote?
Becaouse the weren't allowed to ................................
Why were aboriginals allowed to vote?
It's called universal suffrage.
When did aboriginals get the right to vote?
There are many aboriginal people around the world, if your question refers to Australia :The Aboriginal Land Rights Act was passed in 1976
What year did blacks lose the right to vote?
Aboriginals lost the right to vote in 1901 and these rights were not regained until after the Australian citizenship referendum in 1967
Who gave aboriginals the right to vote?
This question should spell shame to the ignorant public. Aboriginals are native to the land, why shouldn't they have the right to vote. It is like saying, you are the landlord of this house but have no say or rights whatsoever. Do you like it? Generally, the right to votes is laid down in the Constitution.
How many years did it take for aboriginals get the right to vote?
In Canada, Aboriginal people gained the right to vote without losing their status in 1960. Before then, if an Aboriginal person wanted to vote, they would have to forfeit their status as an Aboriginal.
What rights were denied the Aboriginals?
Aboriginals were once denied the right to vote or drink, they were denied fair wages, for many years they had to apply for permission to travel and for many years they were denied their own children, as they were removed and placed into group homes.
How do Aboriginals meet?
in which country can you meet aboriginals?
What were the positives and negatives of the Aboriginal European contact?
The answer will depend on aboriginals from what part of the world.The answer will depend on aboriginals from what part of the world.The answer will depend on aboriginals from what part of the world.The answer will depend on aboriginals from what part of the world.
What is aboriginals totom poles?
Stories of the aboriginals lives.
Are Aboriginals pretty people?
Yes, Aboriginals are pretty people.
