1967 New Zealand parliamentary term referendum

Referendum held in New Zealand April 2024 July 2019 A referendum on the length of the term of Parliament was held in New Zealand on 23 September 1967. Voters were asked whether they approved of extending the term from three to four years. The change was rejected by 68.1% of voters, with a turnout of 69.7%.McGee David https://www.parliament.nz/media/4113/parliamentary-practice-in-nz-final-text.pdf Parliamentary practice in New Zealand 978-0-947506-27-8 663–664 987436437Nohlen2001 Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz Christof Hartmann 2001 Elections in Asia: A data handbook II 723 0-19-924959-8 The referendum was held in conjunction with a licensing hours referendum. Background Prior to the referendum the length of the term of Parliament had changed multiple times since the first general election of 1853. Initially set at five years per term in the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the term length changed to three years in 1879, and during both World Wars the term was extended on a provisional basis, but proved to be unpopular with the electorate.Constitutional Advisory Panel – Te Ranga Kaupapa Ture http://worldcat.org/oclc/869371286 New Zealand's Constitution : a report on a conversation. 2013 New Zealand Government 978-0-478-32424-2 869371286 The referendum did not gain significant public attention, largely because of the licensing hours referendum that was happening at the same time.New Zealand Royal Commission on the Electoral System http://worldcat.org/oclc/983385168 Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System : towards a better democracy. 1991 House of Representatives 156 983385168 This referendum was non-binding, so if a majority of voters supported the proposed measures, then Parliament would have had to vote on it. As the term of Parliament is an entrenched clause in the New Zealand constitution, 75% of MPs would have had to vote for it.Taonga New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Referendums https://teara.govt.nz/en/referendums 2021-07-02 teara.govt.nz en Results Three years 678960 Four years 317973 1430320 Nohlen et al. See also 1990 New Zealand parliamentary term referendum References New Zealand Category:Referendums in New Zealand Parliamentary term referendum Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results