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NSW referendum results
25 March 1995
ISSUE: Do you approve of the Bill entitled:
A Bill for an Act to prevent Parliament from changing laws about the independence of judges and magistrates without a referendum?
Returns from 99 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2,225,166 |
| No | 1,151,255 |
| Total Formal | 3,376,421 |
| Informal | 222,720 |
| Total Votes | 3,599,141 |
APPROVED
ISSUE: Do you approve of the Bill entitled:
A Bill for an Act to require the Parliament of New South Wales to serve full 4-year terms and to prevent politicians calling early general elections or changing these new constitutional rules without a further referendum?
Returns from 99 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2,449,796 |
| No | 795,706 |
| Total Formal | 3,245,502 |
| Informal | 353,639 |
| Total Votes | 3,599,141 |
APPROVED
25 May 1991
ISSUE: Do you approve of the Bill entitled 'A Bill for an Act:
(a) to reduce the number of politicians in the Legislative Council and to reduce their maximum term of office; and
(b) to apply to the Legislative Council the same method of filling casual vacancies as applies to the Senate?
Returns from 99 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 1,864,529 |
| No | 1,364,863 |
| Total Formal | 3,229,392 |
| Informal | 170,700 |
| Total Votes | 3,400,092 |
APPROVED
19 September 1981
ISSUE: A Bill for an Act to extend the maximum period between general elections for the Legislative Assembly from 3 years to 4 years.
Returns from 99 Electoral Districts
| Results | |
|---|---|
| YES | 1,951,455 |
| NO | 874,944 |
| Total Formal | 2,826,399 |
| Informal | 101,528 |
| Total Votes | 2,927,927 |
APPROVED
ISSUE: A bill for an Act to require Members of Parliament to disclose certain pecuniary interests and other matters.
Returns from 99 electoral districts
| Results | |
|---|---|
| YES | 2,391,036 |
| NO | 388,791 |
| Total Formal | 2,779,827 |
| Informal | 148,100 |
| Total Votes | 2,927,927 |
APPROVED
17 June 1978
Issue: Do you approve of the Bill entitled 'A Bill for an Act to provide for the election of members of the Legislative Council directly by the people'.
Returns from 99 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2,251,336 |
| No | 403,313 |
| Total Formal | 2,654,649 |
| Informal | 69,727 |
| Total Votes | 2,724,376 |
APPROVED
1 May 1976
ISSUE: Are you in favour of daylight savings?
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 1,882,770 |
| No | 868,900 |
| Total Formal | 2,751,670 |
| Informal | 35,507 |
| Total Votes | 2,787,177 |
APPROVED
29 November 1969
ISSUE: Do you favour the law being amended to permit hotels to trade generally on Sundays between the hours of 12 Noon and 6.30 p.m.? (Liquor (Referendum) Act 1969).
Returns taken from 94 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 906,276 |
| No | 1,249,835 |
| Total Formal | 2,156,111 |
| Informal | 95,716 |
| Total Votes | 2,251,827 |
Issue decided in the negative.
29 April 1967
ISSUE: Are you in favour of the establishment of a new State in north-east New South Wales described in schedule 1 to the New State Referendum Act, 1966?
The area comprised the electoral districts of Armidale, Barwon, Byron, Cessnock, Clarence, Gloucester, Hamilton, Kahibah, Lake Macquarie, Lismore, Maitland, Newcastle, Oxley, Raleigh, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Upper Hunter, Wallsend, Waratah and the subdivisions of Gunnedah, Merriwa and Spring Ridge in the electoral district of Burrendong and the subdivisions of Barradine and Coonabarabran in the electoral district of Castlereagh.
Referendum restricted to: - 19 Electoral Districts in the prescribed Area; and - 2 Electoral Districts partly in the prescribed Area.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 168,103 |
| No | 198,812 |
| Total Formal | 366,915 |
| Informal | 21,194 |
| Total Votes | 388,109 |
Issue decided in the negative.
29 April 1961
ISSUE: An Act to Abolish the Legislative Council to provide that another Legislative Council shall not be created, constituted or established nor shall any Chamber, Assembly or House, other than the Legislative Assembly, designed to form part of the Legislative Parliament of New south Wales, be created, constituted or established until a bill for the purpose has been approved by the electors in a referendum to amend the Constitution Act, 1902 and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith.
Returns from 94 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 802,512 |
| No | 1,089,193 |
| Total Formal | 1,891,705 |
| Informal | 49,352 |
| Total Votes | 1,941,057 |
Issue decided in the negative.
13 November 1954
ISSUE: Closing hours for premises and Clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912.
Returns from 94 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| 6.00 p.m. | 892,740 |
| 10.00 p.m. | 902,532 |
| Total Formal | 1,795,272 |
| Informal | 41,794 |
| Total Votes | 1,837,066 |
APPROVED - 10.00 p.m. closing time.
15 February 1947
ISSUE: Closing hours for premises and Clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912.
Returns from 90 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| 6.00 p.m. | 1,050,260 |
| 9.00 p.m. | 26,954 |
| 10.00 p.m. | 604,833 |
| Total Formal | 1,682,047 |
| Informal | 15,183 |
| Total Votes | 1,697,230 |
APPROVED - 6.00 p.m. closing time.
13 May 1933
ISSUE: The Constitution Amendment (Legislative Council) Act.
Returns from 90 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 716,938 |
| No | 676,034 |
| Total Formal | 1,392,972 |
| Informal | 18,144 |
| Total Votes | 1,411,116 |
APPROVED
1 September 1928
ISSUE: Are you in favour of Prohibition with Compensation? (Liquor (Amendment) Act, 1919).
Returns from 90 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 357,684 |
| No | 896,752 |
| Total Formal | 1,254,436 |
| Informal | 13,683 |
| Total Votes | 1,268,119 |
Issue decided in the negative.
10 June 1916
ISSUE: Time at which licensed premises should close (Liquor Referendum Act, No.10, 1916).
Returns from 90 electoral districts.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| 6.00 p.m. | 347,494 |
| 7.00 p.m. | 4,830 |
| 8.00 p.m. | 21,134 |
| 9.00 p.m. | 178,842 |
| 10.00 p.m. | 1,405 |
| 11.00 p.m. | 3,193 |
| Total Formal | 556,898 |
| Informal | 22,208 |
| Total Votes | 579,106 |
APPROVED - 6.00 p.m. closing time
16 December 1903
ISSUE: Number of Members in the Legislative Assembly (Reduction of Members Referendum Act, No.13, 1903).
Results taken by Commonwealth Returning Officers in Commonwealth Divisions of which there were 26.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| 90 Members | 206,273 |
| 100 Members | 13,316 |
| 125 Members | 63,171 |
| Total Formal | 282,760 |
| Informal | 41,484 |
| Total Votes | 324,244 |
APPROVED - 90 Member Legislative Assembly
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