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Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL ... English: Map of how Australian states voted in the 1999 referendum on becoming a republic. 67.5-70% Yes .
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
A national majority and majorities in at least four states were needed for the referendum to pass. But over 60 per cent of Australians voted “No” in the landmark referendum with all six states ...
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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.