An electoral status referendum was held in Norfolk Island on 21 October 1991 on whether Norfolk Island would become part of Canberra for electoral purposes.[1]
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The Commonwealth proposes to pass a law to make Norfolk Island a part of Canberra for federal electoral purposes. Are you in favor of this proposal? | |||||||||||||||||||
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Voters were asked: "The Commonwealth proposes to pass a law to make Norfolk Island a part of Canberra for federal electoral purposes. Are you in favor of this proposal?". The referendum was defeated in a landslide, with more than 80% of voters against the proposal.[2]
References edit
- ^ Benjamen Franklen Gussen (2019) "Citizen-initiated referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island", Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, volume 21, issue 1
- ^ "Norfolk". Direct Democracy. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.