1917 Australian conscription referendum

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 1917 conscription plebiscite
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 20 December 1917
gptkbp:effect conscription for overseas service not introduced
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1917 Australian conscription referendum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:noVotes 1,181,747
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
trade unions
gptkbp:partOf Australian home front during World War I
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1916_Australian_conscription_referendum
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Billy_Hughes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:result No
gptkbp:subject conscription
gptkbp:type advisory referendum
Are you in favour of the proposal of the Commonwealth Government for reinforcing the Australian Imperial Force overseas?
gptkbp:voterTurnout 81.10%
gptkbp:votingSystem compulsory voting
gptkbp:yesVotes 1,015,159
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conscription_debate_in_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7