1999 Australian republic referendum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1999_Australian_republic_referendum
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballot_papers two
gptkbp:constitution_affected gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 6 November 1999
gptkbp:first_question republic model
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1999 Australian republic referendum
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:John_Howard
gptkb:Malcolm_Turnbull
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Fadden
gptkb:Sir_Earle_Page
gptkb:Bob_Hawke
gptkb:Sir_Anthony_Mason
gptkb:Sir_Garfield_Barwick
gptkb:Sir_Harry_Gibbs
gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
gptkb:Sir_Ninian_Stephen
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Menzies
gptkb:Sir_William_Deane
gptkb:Sir_William_McMahon
gptkb:Sir_Zelman_Cowen
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkb:Sir_John_McEwen
gptkb:Steve_Bracks
gptkb:Peter_Costello
gptkb:Bob_Carr
gptkb:Tony_Abbott
gptkb:Phil_Cleary
gptkb:Tim_Fischer
gptkb:Paul_Keating
gptkb:Kim_Beazley
gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Barton
gptkb:Sir_Isaac_Isaacs
gptkb:Sir_John_Gorton
gptkb:Jeff_Kennett
gptkb:Janine_Haines
gptkb:Patrick_McClure
Kerry Jones
Sir Billy Snedden
Sir David Smith
Sir Frank Forde
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:John_Howard
gptkb:National_Party_of_Australia
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:part_of Australian constitutional referendums
gptkbp:percentage_for 45.13%
gptkbp:percentageAgainst 54.87%
gptkbp:precededBy 1998 Constitutional Convention (Australia)
gptkbp:proposed_change replace the Queen and Governor-General with a President
insert preamble into the Constitution
gptkbp:republic_model parliamentary appointment of President
gptkbp:result No
Australia remained a constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:second_question preamble to the Constitution
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkb:Australian_Democrats
gptkbp:type Should Australia become a republic with a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament?
gptkbp:voterTurnout 95.1%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_Republican_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6