1916 New South Wales closing hour referendum

October 2021 October 2021 50px 1916 New South Wales referendum Closing hour Vote % green left 62.2 6:00 pm green right 62.2 font-size: 150%% Later times 37.8% A referendum concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and registered clubs was put to voters on 10 June 1916. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting. Preferences were not counted as a majority voted for 6:00 pm closing time. Background Six o'clock swill Introduction of early closing paragraphs The question The voting paper was:Liquor Referendum Act 1916 No 10 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1916-10 (NSW). Order of Preference Closing hour   Six o'clock Seven o'clock Eight o'clock Nine o'clock Ten o'clock Eleven o'clock Indicate your vote by placing the figure 1 in the square opposite the closing hour for which you vote in the first instance, and as your first preference. You may, in addition, indicate in the order of your preference which of the other closing hours you prefer (in the event of the hour for which you first vote not getting a majority) by placing the figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or any of such figures, in the squares opposite the other closing hours, thereby indicating the order of your preference. It is not necessary to vote for more than one closing hour, but the hour for which you first vote must have against it the figure 1. The vote for any preference after the first will only be counted in the event of there not being a majority of votes in favour of any of your prior preferences. Results The referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of 6:00 pm closing time. + ResultReferendum 10 June 1916 http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/10_june_1916 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110218192415/http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/10_june_1916 2011-02-18 NSW Electoral Commission Question Votes % What should be the closinghour of licensed premises 6:00 pm 325,121 green right 62.18 7:00 pm 5,068 0.97 8:00 pm 20,103 3.84 9:00 pm 168,162 32.16 10:00 pm 1,494 0.29 11:00 pm 2,933 0.56 Total formal votes 522,881 95.93 Informal votes 22,208 4.07 TurnoutEstimate based on a roll of 1,037,999 at the 1913 state election: 1913 election totals 1913 Totals 2021-10-25 545,089 52.51 Aftermath Although it was introduced as a temporary measure, the government brought in extensions and discussed putting the matter to a referendum. In 1923, however, without testing the matter by a popular vote, the Fuller Nationalist government enacted 6 pm as the closing time.JM Freeland 1966 The Australian Pub Australia Melbourne University Press 175 9780725102371 This was the first of three referendums concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs.Closing hour results + Closing hour referendum resultsClosing hour results https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/Referendums-in-New-South-Wales.aspx Results of referendums in New South Wales Parliament of New South Wales 2021-10-25 Referendum 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm (2) [[1916 New South Wales closing hour referendum|1916 Licensed premises closing hour]] green 62.18% 0.97% 3.84% 32.16% 0.29%  0.56% (5) 1947 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour green 62.44% 1.60% 35.96% (6) 1954 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour 49.73% green 25 50.27% See also Referendums in New South Wales References Category:1916 referendums Category:Referendums in New South Wales Category:December 1916 in Australia Category:1910s in New South Wales Category:Alcohol law Category:Alcohol in Australia