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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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Appendix E – Table of Australian Referendum Results
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Subject
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Government
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Date
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Carried (% in favour)
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Yes/No
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1.
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Senate elections
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Deakin
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12 December 1906
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Carried (82.65%)
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2.
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Finance
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Deakin
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13 April 1910
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Not carried (49.04%)
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3.
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State debts
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Deakin
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13 April 1910
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Carried (54.95%)
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4.
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Legislative powers
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Fisher
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26 April 1911
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Not carried (39.42%)
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5.
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Monopolies
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Fisher
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26 April 1911
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Not carried (39.89%)
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6.
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Trade and commerce
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried (49.38%)
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Arguments distributed
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7.
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Corporations
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried
(49.33%)
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Arguments distributed
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8.
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Industrial relations
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried
(49.33%)
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Arguments distributed
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9.
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Trusts
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried
(49.78%)
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Arguments distributed
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10.
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Nationalisation of monopolies
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried
(49.33%)
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Arguments distributed
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11.
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Railway disputes
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Fisher
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31 May 1913
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Not carried
(49.13%)
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Arguments distributed
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12.
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Legislative powers
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Hughes
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13 December 1919
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Not carried (49.65%)
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No arguments distributed
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13.
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Nationalisation of
Monopolies
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Hughes
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13 December 1919
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Not carried (48.64%)
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No arguments distributed
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14.
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Industry and commerce
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Bruce
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4 September 1926
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Not carried
(43.50%)
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No arguments distributed
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15.
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Essential services
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Bruce
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4 September 1926
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Not carried
(42.80%)
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No arguments distributed
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16.
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State debts
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Bruce
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17 November 1928
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Carried (74.30%)
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No arguments distributed
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17.
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Aviation
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Lyons
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6 March 1937
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Not carried (53.56%)
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Arguments distributed
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18.
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Marketing
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Lyons
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6 March 1937
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Not carried (36.26%)
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Arguments distributed
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19.
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Post-war reconstruction and
democratic rights
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Curtin
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19 August 1944
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Not carried
(45.99%)
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Arguments distributed
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20.
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Social services
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Chifley
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28 September 1946
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Carried (54.39%)
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Arguments distributed
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21.
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Organised marketing of
primary products
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Chifley
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28 September 1946
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Not carried (50.57%)
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Arguments distributed
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22.
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Industrial employment
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Chifley
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28 September 1946
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Not carried
(50.30%)
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Arguments distributed
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23.
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Rents and prices
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Chifley
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29 May 1948
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Not carried
(40.66%)
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Arguments distributed
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24.
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Powers to deal with
communists and communism
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Menzies
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22 September 1951
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Not carried
(49.44%)
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Arguments distributed
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25.
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Parliament
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Holt
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27 May 1967
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Not carried (40.25%)
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Arguments distributed
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26.
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Aboriginals
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Holt
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27 May 1967
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Carried
90.77
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Only a Yes case
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27.
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Prices
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Whitlam
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8 December 1973
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Not carried (43.81%)
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Arguments distributed
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28.
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Incomes
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Whitlam
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8 December 1973
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Not carried (34.42%)
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Arguments distributed
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29.
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Simultaneous elections
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Whitlam
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18 May 1974
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Not carried
(48.30%)
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Arguments distributed
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30.
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Mode of altering the
Constitution
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Whitlam
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18 May 1974
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Not carried (47.99%)
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Arguments distributed
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31.
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Democratic elections
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Whitlam
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18 May 1974
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Not carried
(47.20%)
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Arguments distributed
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32.
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Local government bodies
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Whitlam
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18 May 1974
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Not carried (46.85%)
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Arguments distributed
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33.
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Simultaneous elections
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Fraser
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21 May 1977
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Not carried
(62.22%)
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Arguments distributed
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34.
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Senate casual vacancies
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Fraser
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21 May 1977
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Carried
(73.32%)
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Only a Yes case
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35.
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Referendums-Territories
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Fraser
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21 May 1977
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Carried
(77.72%)
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Only a Yes case
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36.
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Retirement of judges
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Fraser
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21 May 1977
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Carried
(80.10%)
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Only a Yes case
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37.
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Terms of Senators
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Hawke
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1 December 1984
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Not carried
(50.76%)
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Arguments distributed
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38.
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Interchange of powers
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Hawke
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1 December 1984
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Not carried (47.20%)
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Arguments distributed
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39.
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Parliamentary terms
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Hawke
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3 September 1988
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Not carried
(32.92%)
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Arguments distributed
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40.
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Fair elections
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Hawke
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3 September 1988
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Not carried (37.60%)
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Arguments distributed
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41.
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Local government
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Hawke
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3 September 1988
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Not carried
(33.62%)
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Arguments distributed
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42.
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Rights and freedoms
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Hawke
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3 September 1988
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Not carried
(30.79%)
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Arguments distributed
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43.
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Republic
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Howard
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6 November 1999
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Not carried
(45.13%)
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Arguments distributed
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44.
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Preamble
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Howard
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6 November 1999
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Not carried
(39.34%)
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Arguments distributed
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Those
in bold were successfully passed.
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