State-sponsored Referendums
Queenslanders have participated in seven State-sponsored referendums since the establishment of the Queensland Parliament. The first was in 1899 and the last in 1992. Only two of the seven questions have been resolved in the affirmative. The seven referendums are outlined below:
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2 September 1899 - Federation Referendum (Approved)
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13 April 1910 - Religious Instruction in State Schools (Approved)
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5 May 1917 - Abolition of Legislative Council (Failed)
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30 October 1920 - Prohibition (Brewing manufacture) (Failed)
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6 October 1923 - Prohibition (Failed)
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23 March 1991 - Four-Year Parliamentary Terms (Failed)
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22 February 1992 - Daylight Saving (Failed)
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