1999 Cook Islands parliamentary term referendum

A referendum on reducing the term length of Parliament from five to four years was held in the Cook Islands on 16 June 1999.Cook Islands, 16 June 1999: Legislative term four or five years= Direct Democracy de The proposal would amend article 37 of the constitution, which at the time read "The Queen's Representative shall dissolve Parliament at the expiration of 5 years from the date of the last preceding general election, if it has not sooner been dissolved." The change was approved by 64.5% of voters, but this was below the two-thirds majority required to modify the constitution. A second referendum in 2004 was passed by the majority required.Cook Islands, 7 September 2004: Shortening of the Legislature to four years Direct Democracy de Results 64.5 36.5 9371 10601 Direct Democracy References Parliamentary Cook Islands Category:Referendums in the Cook Islands Cook Islands Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results