Australian Republic Referendum (1999)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Australian_Electoral_Commission
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
|
| gptkbp:date |
6 November 1999
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Preamble referendum (1999)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Australian Republic Referendum (1999)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Australia
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive national debate
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Prime Minister John Howard
Australian Monarchist League Liberal Party of Australia (some members) |
| gptkbp:percentageAgainst |
45.13%
54.87% |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Constitutional Convention (1998)
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
Amend the Constitution of Australia
Replace the Queen and Governor-General with a President |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Australian
Australian republicanism Monarchy of Australia |
| gptkbp:result |
No
Australia remained a constitutional monarchy |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Australian_Republican_Movement
gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party |
| 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:National_Referendum
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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