The federal electorate of Page has voted 'No' for the 2023 Referendum.

Page takes in Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, Nimbin, Grafton and Sapphire Beach just north of Coffs Harbour.

With 82.1% of the vote counted at 11pm Saturday night, the No vote led '67.5%' to the Yes vote 32.5%.

Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin told the Lismore App, "As the Prime Minister said, we accept the result of the Australian people and we do. We have to find another way forward to change things for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We need to improve the statistics on mortality, improve health, unemployment, and lower deaths in custody. This is intergenerational. We will find a way forward, as we always do."

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan could not be reached for comment.

The nearby Richmond electorate, which takes in Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah and The Tweed, was running a closer tally with 56.2% for the 'No' vote and 43.8% for the 'Yes' vote with 75.7% counted.

Nationally the vote stands at 59.6% voting 'No' with 40.4% voting 'Yes'. Across Australia, the result was a consistent 'No' vote. The Northern Territory and the ACT count towards the national vote but are not included in the state vote.

However, the ACT was the only state or territory that voted 'Yes' on Referendum Day 2023.

The state splits as of 11pm Saturday night were:

• NSW - 59% No, 41% Yes
• Vic - 54.5% No, 45.5% Yes
• Tas - 59.2% No, 40.8% Yes
• SA - 64.1% No, 35.9% Yes
• Qld - 68.1% No, 31.9% Yes
• WA - 58.5% No, 41.5% Yes

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said although the decision was not one he had hoped for, he absolutely respects the decision of the Australian people and the democratic process that has delivered it.

"As Prime Minister, I will always accept responsibility for the decisions I have taken. And I do so tonight. But I do want Australians to know that I will always be ambitious for our country, ambitious for us to be the very best version of ourselves. I will always be optimistic for what we can achieve together.

"In that spirit, just as I offered many times to co-operate with people from across the political spectrum on the next steps in the event of a Yes victory, I renew that offer of cooperation tonight. Because this moment of disagreement does not define us. And it will not divide us. We are not Yes voters or No voters. We are all Australians. And it is as Australians, together, that we must take our country beyond this debate without forgetting why we had it in the first place. Because too often in the life of our nation and in the political conversation, the disadvantage confronting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been relegated to the margins.

"This referendum and my Government has put it right at the centre. All of us have been asked to imagine what it would be like to walk in someone else's shoes. And we've been challenged to examine decades of failure from both sides of politics, despite all of the good intentions in the world. Indeed, those arguing against a change to the Constitution were not arguing for the status quo, because no-one could say that more of the same is good enough for Australia. Let us hold onto that truth, because a great nation like ours can and must do better for the First Australians. And while there has been talk in recent times about division, let us now co-operate to address the real division. The real division is one of disadvantage. The division that is the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in life expectancy, in educational opportunity, in rates of suicide and disease. The gap which separates Indigenous Australians from the right to make a good life for themselves.

"I supported recognition through a Voice because this was the vehicle that Indigenous Australians believed could change this. This was the change they asked for at the First Nations Constitutional Convention at Uluru in 2017, after a process that involved hundreds of meetings and thousands of people.

"And I want to make it clear. I believed it was the right thing to do. And I will always stand up for my beliefs. It's now up to all of us to come together and find a different way to the same reconciled destination. I am optimistic that we can. And indeed, that we must. There is a new national awareness of these questions. Let us channel that into a new sense of national purpose to find the answers. The proposition we advanced at this referendum was about listening to people in order to get better outcomes, and these principles are what will continue to guide me as Australia's 31st Prime Minister.

"Our Government will continue to listen to people and to communities. Our Government will continue to seek better outcomes for Indigenous Australians and their children and the generations to come. This is not only in the interests of Indigenous Australians. It is in the interest of all Australians to build a better future for our nation."

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton asked that the referendum doesn't divide the nation.

"Tonight, while the majority of Australians will be pleased with the outcome there, of course, will be Australians who will be disappointed as well. But what matters tomorrow is that this result doesn't just divide us as a people. What matters is that we all accept the result in this great spirit of our democracy.

"All of us know people who voted yes and people who voted no. But to those of you who voted yes. Let me say these few words as leader of the coalition who has supported the no campaign. While I disagree with your position, I respect your decision to have voted yes. At all times in this debate, I've levelled my criticism at what I consider to have been a bad idea to divide Australians based on their heritage or the time at which they came to our country.

"The coalition like all Australians, wants to see indigenous disadvantage addressed. We just disagree on the voice being the solution. And while, yes and no voters may hold differences of opinion, these opinions of difference do not diminish our love for our country or our regard for each other.

"This is the referendum that Australia did not need to have. The proposal and the process should have been designed to unite Australians, not to divide us. And what we've seen tonight is Australians literally in their millions reject the Prime Minister's divisive referendum."