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The Australian republic referendum held on 6 November 1999 was a two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia. The first question asked whether Australia should become a republic , under a bi-partisan appointment model where the president would be appointed by the federal parliament with a two-thirds majority.
Australia: 1999 Australian republic referendum: 6 November 1999 monarchy retained 45.13 54.87 95.1 [3] Brazil: 1993 Brazilian constitutional referendum: 21 April 1993 republic retained 86.6 13.4 84.3 [4] Bulgaria: 1946 Bulgarian republic referendum: 8 September 1946 monarchy abolished 95.6 4.4 91.7 [5] The Gambia: 1965 Gambian republic ...
Consequently, the change to a republic is argued to have minimal impact on the rest of Australia's parliament and government. Although the 1999 referendum was limited to the federal jurisdiction, the model is able to be adopted with little modification by each of the six Australian states to formally break ties with the monarchy.
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 ...
At the 1999 Australian republic referendum, many direct-election republicans voted NO and ensured the defeat of the bi-partisan appointment model. After the defeat, the Australian Republican Movement changed tactic and presented six republic options, of which three involved direct-election. Model 4 was developed from the Hayden model and Model ...
Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday.
Last referendum Australia / Referendum requirement created by the Constitution not by statute law: No: Double majority of 50% + 1 of all votes cast nationally, and by a majority of votes cast within a majority of the original states (4 of 6). If the amendment affects the parliamentary representation or the limits of one or more states, then a ...
Bipartisan support is widely regarded as essential for an Australian referendum's success. Only eight of 45 referendums have succeeded in the constitution's 122-year history.