Elections and Referendums

State-sponsored Referendums

Queenslanders have participated in eight State-sponsored referendums since the establishment of the Queensland Parliament. The first was in 1899 and the last in 2016. Only three of these eight questions have been resolved in the affirmative. The eight referendums are outlined below:

• 2 September 1899 - Federation Referendum (Approved)
• 13 April 1910 - Religious Instruction in State Schools (Approved)
• 5 May 1917 - Abolition of Legislative Council (Failed)
• 30 October 1920 - Prohibition (Brewing manufacture) (Failed)
• 6 October 1923 - Prohibition (Failed)
• 23 March 1991 - Four-Year Parliamentary Terms (Failed)
• 22 February 1992 - Daylight Saving (Failed)
• 19 March 2016 - Fixed four-year parliamentary terms (Approved)

See also:

• ECQ website for Queensland general election dates and state election results at : Electoral Commission Queensland.
• Parliamentary Record for concise biographical material about Members and details of the electorate they present.