It's not only Australian citizens who can cast a ballot in elections and referendums. This other group has a right to vote too.
Think Australian citizens are the only ones with a right to vote at elections and referendums? Think again. There are 105,940 voters on the electoral roll who have a 'British subject' notation, according to Australian Electoral Commission data, and they are allowed to cast a ballot at the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament . They are a tiny portion of the 17.5 million registered voters, representing less than 1 per cent.
There were 26,630 in NSW, 20,150 in Queensland, 13,840 in Western Australia, 12,800 in South Australia, 2,890 in Tasmania, 720 in the ACT, and 400 in the Northern Territory. They are no younger than 55 years old, and almost 40 per cent of them are aged 75 years and older. "British subject doesn't just mean they're from England; it could mean they are from Canada, New Zealand, or other Commonwealth countries," Orr said.
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