Referendum on becoming a republic (1999)
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:ballotNumber |
To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Australia
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| gptkbp:date |
6 November 1999
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Referendum on becoming a republic (1999)
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| gptkbp:no_vote_percentage |
54.87%
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Australian Monarchist League
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| gptkbp:proposed_change |
replace the Queen and Governor-General with a President appointed by Parliament
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to decide whether Australia should become a republic
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
1999 Australian constitutional referendum
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Constitution_of_Australia
Australian republicanism |
| gptkbp:required_majority |
double majority
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| gptkbp:result |
rejected
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| gptkbp:state_majority |
not achieved
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| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:Australian_Republican_Movement
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| gptkbp:yes_percentage |
45.13%
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Australian_Government_(historically)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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