Английская Википедия:1903 New South Wales referendum
Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox referendum A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1903, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting. However, preferences were not counted, as an overwhelming majority voted to reduce the number of members to 90.[1]
The question
The text of the question was:[2]
As to what shall be the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly.
Which of the following numbers do you prefer, and what is the order of your preference?
125 (This is the present number.) 100 90
Results
The referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of reducing the number of members to 90.
| Question | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What should be the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly |
Maintain at 125 | 63,171 | 22.3 |
| Reduce to 100 | 13,316 | 4.7 | |
| Reduce to 90 | 206,273 | Шаблон:Yes | |
| Total Formal | 282,760 | 87.2 | |
| Informal | 41,484 | 12.8 | |
| TurnoutШаблон:Hsp[4] | Шаблон:Ns324,244 | Шаблон:Ns96.32Шаблон:Ns | |
Aftermath
The referendum did not provide how the reduction of members was to occur. Parliament was recalled to decide how to give effect to the referendum,[5] and passed the Electorates Redistribution Act 1904 which provided the districts were to be determined by three electoral districts commissioners.[6] The proposed districts were published by the commissioners on 18 March 1904,[7] and the final districts were published on 22 April 1904.[8]
See also
References
Шаблон:New South Wales elections
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- ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 345,500 at the 1901 state election: Шаблон:Cite NSW election
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