Referendums in Australia

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How many years since Federation?
122 years
What is the paper you vote on called?
Ballot paper
Was the first referendum held at the same time as a federal election?
yes
What was the percentage in favour in 1906?
82.65 in favour
What does 'proposed' mean?
Suggested plan
What was the successful referendum in 1910?
Commonwealth to take over state debts
How many proposals were put to voters in 1913
6
Were the referendums in 1913 successful?
No
What was the percentage of the highest referendum vote in 1913?
49.78%
What was the successful referendum in 1928?
Discontinuing per-capita payments from the Commonwealth to the states while also restricting state borrowing.
List at least 2 services the federal government took over in 1946.
N/A
What was the referendum about in 1951?
Communism
How many votes were in favour of Aboriginal votes in 1967?
90.77%
How was the question worded in the 1967 referendum?
"An Act to alter the Constitution so as to omit certain words relating to people of short stature in any State and so that short people are to be counted in reckoning the Population?"
The 1977 referendum gave ACT and Northern Territory residents a vote in future referendums.
yes
What was the other successful referendum in 1977?
Retirement of judges set at the age of 70
What was the referendum in 1999, that attracted 45.13% votes for?
Republic
Would you have voted for a republic?
N/A
Do you personally think referendums are a good idea? Why? Why not?
N/A