More than 90 per cent of eligible First Nations voters refrain from SA Voice vote

South Australia overwhelmingly voted against a federal Voice to Parliament in the 2023 referendum but has now counted votes for the state's own smaller version. More than 90 per cent of its First Nations voters have chosen not to cast their ballot for the state's own Voice. Approximately 30,000 First Nations people were asked to decide the 46 local members of the state’s local Voices on March 16. The 12 that will form the state’s Voice to Parliament were chosen from a group of 46 eligible candidates. Final votes were counted on March 28, showing only 8.7 per cent of eligible voters contributed.