1991 Queensland four year terms referendum

June 2020 August 2019 Maximum term of the Parliament of Queensland from three years to four years Queensland Four-year Term Limits referendum, 1991 Do you approve of a Bill to extend the maximum term of future Parliaments from three to four years? Queensland 1991 03 23 y 772,647 811,078 electoral district Yes No Source: Electoral Commission of Queensland The Queensland parliamentary term extension referendum was a one-question referendum held in the Australian state of Queensland on 23 March 1992. Electors were asked if they approved of extending the maximum term of the Parliament of Queensland from three years to four years. The referendum was conducted by the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ). The referendum failed, with 811,078 No votes (51.1%) received to 772,647 Yes votes (48.9%).Fact Sheet 6.2: Referendums https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_6.2_Referendums.pdf Parliament of Queensland 15 March 20162016 Fixed Four-Year Terms Referendum Evaluation Report and Statistical Return https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/65735/FINAL-REPORT-Fixed-4-Year-Elections-Referendum-19-March-2016.pdf Electoral Commission of Queensland 20 April 2019 1 19 March 2016 11 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190311034821/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/65735/FINAL-REPORT-Fixed-4-Year-Elections-Referendum-19-March-2016.pdf dead A later 2016 referendum which combined an extension to four years with fixed-term electionshttps://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/politics/queensland-to-vote-in-referendum-on-fouryear-terms/news-story/bc209cad0002099e11c498d3e90d50aa Queensland to vote in referendum on four-year terms: here's what you need to know 2016-03-17 NewsComAu 2019-04-22 was successful.2016 State Referendum - Summary http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/REF2016/results/summary.html Electoral Commission of Queensland 5 April 2016 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404115534/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/REF2016/results/summary.html deadhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/news-story/qld-officially-backs-fixed-fouryear-terms/fd114c6e861c03ee7b0e9cf879240401 Qld officially backs fixed four-year terms 2016-04-05 www.theaustralian.com.au 2019-04-22 See also 2016 Queensland term length referendum 1981 New South Wales referendum References External links Electoral Commission Queensland: State Referendum https://web.archive.org/web/20190420133303/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state-referendums 20 April 2019 term length Queensland four year terms referendum Queensland four year terms referendum Four year terms referendum, 1991 Queensland four year terms referendum