1981 New South Wales referendum

Constitutional Referendum June 2020 June 2020 50px 1981 New South Wales referendum 4 year terms Pecuniary interests Yes 69% 86% No 31% 14% The 1981 New South Wales referendum was held on 19 September 1981, the same day as the state election. The referendum contained two questions: Do you approve a Bill for an Act to extend the maximum period between general elections for the Legislative Assembly from 3 years to 4 years?https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231258554 Writ for a referendum: extend the maximum period between elections Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 126 28 August 1981 16 October 2019 4567 Trove Do you approve a Bill for an Act to require Members of Parliament to disclose certain pecuniary interests and other matters?https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231258555 Writ for a referendum: disclosure of pecuniary interests Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 127 28 August 1981 16 October 2019 4569 Trove __NOTOC__ Amendments to the constitution The primary change by the proposal to extend the maximum term was to alter section 7B of the Constitution Act 1902 to provide for a maximum term of 4 years rather than 3.https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1981-102.pdf Constitution (Legislative Assembly) Amendment Act 1981 No 102 Legislation.nsw.gov.au 16 October 2019 The proposal to require Members of Parliament to disclose pecuniary interests was to add section 14A to the Constitution Act 1902 which provided that the Governor could make regulations requiring members of parliament to disclose their pecuniary interests; the relevant house of parliament could declare a seat vacant if the member wilfully contravened any regulation; and the regulations could only be disallowed by both houses of parliament.https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1981-103.pdf Constitution (disclosure by members) Amendment Act 1981 No 103 Legislation.nsw.gov.au 16 October 2019 Results Both questions were approved with large majorities. + ResultNSW Referendum - 19 September 1981 http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/19_september_1981 New South Wales Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20110311224938/http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/19_september_1981 11 March 2011 dead Question Votes % 4 year terms Yes 1,951,455 green 69.04 No 874,944 30.96 Total Formal2 2,826,399 96.53 Informal 101,528 3.47 Pecuniary interests2 No 388,791 13.99 Yes 2,391,036 green 86.01 Total Formal 2,779,827 94.94 Informal 148,100 5.06 TurnoutBased on a roll of 3,212,017: 1981 election totals 1981 Totals 16 October 2019 22,927,927 291.162 See also Referendums in New South Wales Referendums in Australia 2016 Queensland term length referendum 1991 Queensland four year terms referendum References Category:Referendums in New South Wales Category:New South Wales law Category:1981 in New South Wales Category:September 1981 in Australia