What was the result of the 1974 referendum on separation from the Gilbert Islands?

The 1974 referendum was held in response to the demands of the Ellice Islanders for secession from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. The result of this referendum was the successful vote for separation, which led to the transition of the Ellice Islands into a separate colonial territory between October 1975 and January 1976, eventually gaining independence as Tuvalu in 1978.1