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1991 Norfolk Island status referendum

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1991 Norfolk Island status referendum

2 January 1991

With respect to matters discussed by the Legal Regimes Inquiry, including the question of federal representation, should the constitutional position of Norfolk Island be changed?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 162 17.05%
No 788 82.95%
Valid votes 950 99.16%
Invalid or blank votes 8 0.84%
Total votes 958 100.00%

A status referendum was held in Norfolk Island on 2 January 1991 on the constitutional status of the Australian overseas territory of Norfolk Island.[1]

Voters were asked "With respect to matters discussed by the Legal Regimes Inquiry, including the question of federal representation, should the constitutional position of Norfolk Island be changed?".

The referendum was dismissed by the Australian Government as premature, because the federal parliament had not yet decided anything.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Benjamen Franklen Gussen (2019) "Citizen-initiated referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island", Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, volume 21, issue 1
  2. ^ "Norfolk". sudd.ch. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.