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On 21 May 2022, the Australian Labor Party won government, with party leader Anthony Albanese becoming Prime Minister.During his victory speech, Albanese committed to holding a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in his government's first term of office, acting on the 2017 request of Indigenous leaders for such a body made with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum was held on 14 October 2023. [1] Voters were asked if they approved an alteration to the Australian Constitution that would recognise Indigenous Australians in the document through prescribing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
[64] [65] [66] The referendum was defeated, with an approximate 60% no vote nationwide. [67] Following the defeat of the referendum on the first element of the statement, polling in November 2023 found public support for a treaty had declined to 33% (37% opposing, 31% undecided), down from 58% support in October 2023.
A referendum to amend the Australian Constitution to recognise Indigenous Australians in the document by prescribing the Voice was held on 14 October 2023. [4] It was unsuccessful, with a majority of voters both nationwide and in all states voting against the proposal.
English: A map showing the results of the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum in each federal electoral division. Original file: File:Australian electoral divisions, blank map (2022).svg (created by Kingofthedead; note that the file itself is a derivative of Eric0892's File:Australia General Election 2022 -- First-Preference Votes.svg).
The De Pere School District is proposing a capital referendum to address ... Thompson said the referendum is the product of a facilities assessment conducted between December 2022 and early 2023.
The referendum consisted of five questions concerning various aspects of Venezuela's claim to territory controlled and administered by Guyana, including rejection of the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction over the dispute, the establishment of a Guayana Esequiba state, and granting its population immediate Venezuelan citizenship. [2]
In Australia, referendums (also spelt referenda) [1] are public votes held on important issues where the electorate may approve or reject a certain proposal. In contemporary usage, polls conducted on non-constitutional issues are known as plebiscites, with the term referendum being reserved solely for votes on constitutional changes, which is legally required to make a change to the ...