1948 Newfoundland referendums

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:date	22 July 1948 3 June 1948
gptkbp:first_referendum_date	3 June 1948
gptkbp:first_referendum_result	no option received majority
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	led to Newfoundland becoming Canada's tenth province ended Newfoundland's status as a separate dominion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1948 Newfoundland referendums
gptkbp:lead_to	Newfoundland joining Canada in 1949
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Dominion_of_Newfoundland
gptkbp:opposing_option_in_second_referendum	responsible government
gptkbp:option	confederation with Canada commission government continue as a British dominion
gptkbp:purpose	determine Newfoundland's future political status
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Newfoundland_Act
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Responsible_Government_League gptkb:Confederate_Association gptkb:Economic_Union_Party
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Gordon_Bradley gptkb:Peter_Cashin gptkb:Joey_Smallwood
gptkbp:result	Confederation with Canada approved
gptkbp:second_referendum_date	22 July 1948
gptkbp:second_referendum_result	Confederation with Canada won with 52.3%
gptkbp:voterTurnout	89%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Responsible_Government_League
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6