The 1997 Australian Constitutional Convention election was held between 3 November and 9 December 1997 to elect 76 of the 152 members of the 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention, which took place from 2 to 13 February the following year.

The election was held via voluntary postal ballot, mailed to all enrolled voters between 3 and 14 November. It was modeled on elections to the Australian Senate and conducted via single transferable vote using group voting tickets. Short statements from candidates and groups, as well as unique identification numbers for each candidate, were included in the election package. Voters could number a single box above the line, either for a group ticket or an ungrouped candidate, and their preferences would be distributed according to the ticket their choice had lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission. Voters could also vote below the line by writing the unique identification numbers of candidates in a series of boxes below the line, and could fill in as many or as few as they wished.

A number of competing republican and monarchist groups ran, though only two were on the ballot in all states and territories: the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) and Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM). They emerged as the two largest groups, winning 30.5% and 22.5% of first preferences nationwide, respectively. Minor groups and ungrouped candidates took the remainder of seats: 15 were won by smaller republican groups while monarchist groups took 7. The Fred Nile Group and Shooters Party won a seat each. In addition, six ungrouped candidates were elected.

Doone Kennedy (ACM, Tasmania) and Vilma Ward (ACM, Queensland) resigned as delegates prior to the Constitutional Convention. In accordance with the provisions of the election, they were replaced by the next unelected member of their respective group who was willing to fill the vacancy. Kennedy was replaced by Edward O'Farrell (6th on the ACM ticket) and Ward was replaced by Thomas Bradley (3rd on the ACM ticket).

Australia +1997 Constitutional Convention election: National Party Primaryvote % Seats Australian Republican Movement 1,611,960 30.34 27 No Republic – ACM 1,195,627 22.51 19 Ted Mack 213,422 4.02 2 Clem Jones Queensland Constitutional Republic Team 182,464 3.43 3 Real Republic 162,223 3.05 2 Safeguard the People 143,420 2.70 2 Australian Monarchist League 115,894 2.18 2 Constitutional Monarchists 98,382 1.85 2 Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) 76,059 1.43 1 Elect the President 75,770 1.43 1 Alternative Three 74,231 1.40 0 A Just Republic 69,317 1.30 2 Shooters Party 43,513 0.82 1 Women for a Just Republic 38,303 0.72 1 The Women's Ticket – An Equal Say 35,718 0.67 0 Australian Greens – For A Republic 32,396 0.61 0 D.L.P – Democratic Labor Party 27,916 0.53 0 The Greens (WA) 26,478 0.50 0 Democracy First Group (DFG) 24,420 0.46 0 Australian Greens for a Just Republic 22,299 0.42 0 Queenslanders for a Republic 19,186 0.36 1 Australian Reform Party 18,536 0.35 0 Greens, Bill of Rights, Indigenous Peoples 16,935 0.32 1 Tasmanian Greens 15,037 0.28 0 A Voice for Regional Victoria 13,741 0.26 0 Develop Democracy in Australia 13,620 0.26 0 ACC Australians for Constitutional Choice 13,443 0.25 0 Community Republicans (Popular Election of President) 13,363 0.25 0 Presbyterian Church of Victoria 13,285 0.25 0 Voice of the Ordinary People 12,868 0.24 0 The Australian Monarchist League 12,724 0.24 1 Citizens for an Elected President 12,710 0.24 0 Australian Reconciliation 11,665 0.22 0 Republican Under God Promoting Family Values 11,279 0.21 0 Young Queensland's Voice 10,983 0.21 0 Australian Republican Movement (North Queensland) 9,588 0.18 0 Republic4U – The Youth Ticket 9,106 0.17 1 Independent Republican Queenslanders: Saunders and O'Dwyer 8,971 0.17 0 Godfrey Bigot's Traditional Family Values Party 8,667 0.16 0 ACT Greens 6,803 0.13 0 Presidential Democracy (People's Direct Election) Group 6,443 0.12 0 New Constitution for a New Millennium 5,156 0.10 0 Dunmore Lang College 5,114 0.10 0 Stable Independents 4,933 0.09 0 Christian Democratic Party – Australian Capital Territory 3,491 0.07 0 Community Republicans 2,952 0.06 0 Republicans for More than Minimalist Democracy 1,912 0.04 0 ETHOS – Elect the Head of State 1,786 0.03 1 "Alternative Three" 1,527 0.03 0 Ungrouped 756,929 14.25 6 Total 5,312,565100.0076 Invalid/blank votes 118,265 2.18 – Rejected/other 194,924 – – Turnout 5,625,754 46.92 – Registered voters 11,989,682 – – Source: Australian Electoral Commission

New South Wales

# Delegate Party 1   Malcolm Turnbull ARM 2   Doug Sutherland ACM 3   Ted Mack Ted Mack 4   Wendy Machin ARM 5   Kerry Jones ACM 6   Ed Haber Ted Mack 7   Neville Wran ARM 8   Julian Leeser ACM 9   Karin Sowada ARM 10   Peter Grogan ARM 11   Jennie George ARM 12   Christine Ferguson ACM 13   Alasdair Webster CDP 14   Glenda Hewitt ICAAF 15   Pat O'Shane A Just Republic 16   Alf Garland AML 17   Andrew Gunter ETHOS 18   Hazel Hawke ARM 19   Jason Yat-Sen Li Multi-Cultural 20   Catherine Moore Greens

+New South Wales results Party Candidate Votes % Quota 79,392 Australian Republican Movement 1. Malcolm Turnbull (elected 1)2. Wendy Machin (elected 4)3. Neville Wran (elected 7)4. Karin Sowada (elected 9)5. Peter Grogan (elected 10)6. Jennie George (elected 11)7. Roger Allen8. Helen Irving9. Thomas Keneally10. Gladys Berejiklian11. Stephen Crowe12. Hazel Hawke (elected 18)13. Lex Marinos14. Judith Isobel Sutton15. Paolo Totaro16. Patricia Moran17. Shaoquett Moselmane18. Rose Kelly19. Jason Falinski20. Rania Wannous 523,647 31.41 No Republic – ACM 1. Doug Sutherland (elected 2)2. Kerry Jones (elected 5)3. Julian Leeser (elected 8)4. Christine Ferguson (elected 12)5. David Flint6. Godfrey Priest7. Abraham Constantin8. Amy McGrath9. Natasha Maclaren10. Jeffrey Phillips11. Patricia Feodosiu12. Trish Gibbons13. Garth Leggatt14. Suzanne Burton15. Arthur Tane16. Rosemary Colman17. Christine Clyne18. Nathan Zamprogno19. Malcolm Brooks20. Piroska Sadler 330,805 19.84 Ted Mack 1. Ted Mack (elected 3)2. Ed Haber (elected 6) 213,422 12.80 Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) 1. Alasdair Webster (elected 13)2. Graham McLennan 76,059 4.56 A Just Republic 1. Pat O'Shane (elected 15)2. John Maitland3. Patrick Thompson4. Ben Slade5. Sally McManus6. Dorothy McRae-McMahon7. Lee Silva 55,077 3.30 Australian Monarchist League 1. Alf Garland (elected 16)2. Beryl Evans3. Stewart Hespe4. Pat Woodley5. Simon Barrington6. T S Egan 54,878 3.29 Democracy First Group (DFG) 1. Jim Bain2. David Hodgkinson3. Ian Macintosh4. Mike Hudson5. Paul Simons 24,420 1.46 Alternative Three 1. Joe Bryant2. Laura Lillian McKenzie3. Gerard Mackney4. Peter Archer5. Warwick Schneider6. Laurence Hagerty7. Jim Cassidy8. James Cassidy9. Lex Stewart 21,695 1.30 Greens, Bill of Rights, Indigenous Peoples 1. Catherine Moore (elected 20)2. Peter Breen3. David Pross4. Sandra Mercado5. Lenore Parker 16,935 1.02 Women for a Just Republic 1. Darelle Duncan2. Alice Mantel 14,793 0.89 Elect the President 1. William Hannan2. Patricia van den Hout3. Roger Cameron4. William Jacka5. Luke Hannan6. Benjamin Dobbin7. Liam Hannan8. Christopher Curran9. Paul Watkins10. Alicia Hannan11. Geoffrey Hannan12. Georgia Hannan13. Julian Kwan14. Matthew Hayson15. Warwick Short 12,923 0.78 Voice of the Ordinary People 1. Amelia Gavagnin Newman2. Greg Butler 12,868 0.77 Citizens for an Elected President 1. James Rush2. Laurence Ryan 12,710 0.76 Australian Reconciliation 1. Linda Burney2. Aden Ridgeway3. Wendy McCarthy4. Frank Brennan 11,665 0.70 Godfrey Bigot's Traditional Family Values Party 1. Godfrey Bigot2. Jon Kennedy 8,667 0.52 Community Republicans (Popular Election of President) 1. Peter Consandine2. Connie Katelaris3. Neil Gilchrist4. Elizabeth Crennan5. Brian Buckley 7,976 0.48 Dunmore Lang College 1. Prudence Allan2. Hayes Montgomery 5,114 0.31 Stable Independents 1. Warwick Howard2. Pauline O'Neill3. Charles Martin 4,933 0.30 Republicans for More than Minimalist Democracy 1. Rob Knell2. Bob Croucher 1,912 0.11 ETHOS - Elect the Head of State 1. Andrew Gunter (elected 17)2. Veronique Marchandeau 1,786 0.11 Ungrouped Jason Yat-Sen Li (elected 19) 21,940 1.32 Brian Robert Davis 20,898 1.25 Jim Cameron 17,589 1.05 Glenda Hewitt (elected 14) 14,405 0.86 Robin Banks 10,308 0.62 Merv Cross 9,300 0.56 Bob Ellis 8,812 0.53 Bruce D Shepherd 8,672 0.52 Steve Nichols 8,396 0.50 48 other candidates below 0.5% 134,611 8.07 Total 254,931 15.29 Total formal votes 1,667,216 100.00 Informal votes 37,646 2.21 Rejected/other 88,007 Turnout 1,792,859 44.91 Enrolment 3,992,007

Victoria

# Delegate Party 1   Eddie McGuire ARM 2   Don Chipp ACM 3   Tim Costello Real Republic 4   Bruce Ruxton Safeguard the People 5   Mary Delahunty ARM 6   Sophie Panopoulos ACM 7   Steve Vizard ARM 8   Poppy King ARM 9   Lindsay Fox ARM 10   Vernon Wilcox Safeguard the People 11   Moira Rayner Real Republic 12   Misha Schubert Republic4U 13   Jim Ramsay ACM 14   Kenneth Gifford AML 15   Phil Cleary Ind. Australia 16   Eric Bullmore Shooters

+Victoria results Party Candidate Votes % Quota 86,876 Australian Republican Movement 1. Eddie McGuire (elected 1)2. Mary Delahunty (elected 5)3. Steve Vizard (elected 7)4. Poppy King (elected 8)5. Lindsay Fox (elected 9)6. Jennifer Doran7. Rupert Hamer8. Mai Ho9. John Hirst10. Natalie Sykes11. Victor Borg12. Joseph O'Reilly13. Sally Mitchell14. Felicity Hampel15. Michael Long16. Sue Walpole 443,243 30.01 No Republic – ACM 1. Don Chipp (elected 2)2. Sophie Panopoulos (elected 6)3. Jim Ramsay (elected 13)4. Colin Howard5. Peter Ross-Edwards6. Brett Hogan7. Wellington Lee8. Sally-Ann Venables9. Bruce Knox10. Judy McQueen11. Florence Parnaby12. Richard Welch13. Norma Leslie14. Paul Fitzgerald15. Victoria Knox16. Michael Gronow 246,722 16.71 Real Republic 1. Tim Costello (elected 3)2. Moira Rayner (elected 11)3. Jill Singer4. Davina Woods5. Nouria Salehi6. Michael Challen7. Judith Klepner8. Jude Wallace9. Jim Downey10. Rod Quantock11. Len Cooper12. Sid Spindler13. John Levi14. Mike Hill15. David Scott16. Mike Salvaris 162,223 10.98 Safeguard the People 1. Bruce Ruxton (elected 4)2. Vernon Wilcox (elected 10)3. Peter Vlahos4. Fred Flanagan5. Max O'Halloran6. Neville Clark 143,420 9.71 Shooters Party 1. Eric Bullmore (elected 16)2. Neville Sayers3. Graham Eames4. Alan Hutchison 43,513 2.95 Australian Monarchist League 1. Kenneth Gifford (elected 14)2. Steve Raskovy3. Paul Webster4. Gilbert Boffa5. John Carroll 40,672 2.75 The Women's Ticket – An Equal Say 1. Eve Mahlab2. Kim Rubenstein3. Helen Symon4. Ann Morrow5. Fay Marles6. Leigh Mackay 35,718 2.42 Australian Greens – For A Republic 1. Charmaine Clarke2. Peter Singer3. David Risstrom4. Gurm Sekhon5. Susan Pennicuik 32,396 2.19 D.L.P. – Democratic Labor Party 1. John Mulholland2. Pat Crea 27,916 1.89 Australian Reform Party 1. Ted Drane2. Raymond Mathieson3. William Wallace4. Alfred Thorpe 18,536 1.26 A Voice for Regional Victoria 1. Anthony Aitken2. Michael Crutchfield 13,741 0.93 Presbyterian Church of Victoria 1. Allan Harman2. Keith Bell 13,285 0.90 Republic Under God Promoting Family Values 1. John Murray2. Roger Holland 11,279 0.76 Republic4U – The Youth Ticket 1. Misha Schubert (elected 12)2. Tom Wild3. Maddy Chiam4. Emma Cater5. Natalee Ward6. Mina Guli 9,106 0.62 Presidential Democracy (People's Direct Election) Group 1. Thomas Egan2. Gensheng Shen 6,443 0.44 New Constitution for a New Millennium 1. Joseph Toscano2. Stephen Reghenzani 5,156 0.35 Community Republicans 1. Peter Ellyard2. Tim Horan 2,952 0.20 Ungrouped Phil Cleary (elected 15) 44,431 3.01 Andrew Bell 19,516 1.32 Russell Standish 10,896 0.74 Robert De Marinis 11,080 0.75 Ka Sing Chua 9,588 0.65 John Stone 7,769 0.53 34 other candidates below 0.5% 97,483 6.60 Total 200,763 13.59 Total formal votes 1,476,864 100.00 Informal votes 46,758 3.07 Rejected/other 43,042 Turnout 1,566,664 51.75 Enrolment 3,027,571

Queensland