1903 New South Wales referendum
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1903 New South Wales referendum | ||||
Legislative Council abolition | Vote % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Maintain at 125 | 22.3% | |||
Reduce to 100 | 4.7% | |||
Reduce to 90 | 72.9% |
A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1904, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting. Preferences were not counted howevever as an whelming majority voted to reduce the number of members to 90.[1] The text of the question was:[2]
As to what shall be the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly.
Which of the following numbers do you prefer, and what is the order of your preference?
125 (This is the present number.) 100 90
Results
The referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of reducing the number of members to 90.
Votes | % | |
---|---|---|
Maintain at 125 members | 63,171 | 22.3% |
Reduce to 100 members | 13,316 | 4.7% |
Reduce to 90 members | 206,273 | 72.9% |
Total Formal | 282,760 | 87.2% |
Informal | 41,484 | 12.8% |
Total Votes | 324,244 |