1947 New South Wales closing hour referendum

October 2021 October 2021 New South Wales 15 February 1947 The question is the closing hour for premises and clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912:6 pm or 9 pm or 10 pm ?https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/Referendums-in-New-South-Wales.aspx Referendums in New South Wales Parliament of New South Wales 2022-11-26 6:00 pm 9:00 pm 10:00 pm 1,050,260 26,954 604,833 15,183 1,852,787 A referendum concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and registered clubs was put to voters on 15 February 1947. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting. Preferences were not counted as a majority voted to maintain the 6:00 pm closing time. Background Six o'clock closing was introduced in New South Wales during the First World War following the 1916 referendum. The 1916 vote was influenced by a recent riot involving drunken soldiers. In February 1916, troops mutinied against conditions at the Casula Camp. They raided hotels in Liverpool before travelling by train to Sydney, where one soldier was shot dead in a riot at Central Railway station.LL Robson 1969 Australia & the Great War: 1914-1918 Australia Macmillan 978-0-333-11921-1 12 and 63-65 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 The question The voting paper was:Liquor Referendum Act 1916 No 10 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1916-10 (NSW). The elector shall indicate his vote by placing the number "1" in the square opposite the closing hour for which he desires to give his first preference vote, and shall give contingent votes for all the remaining closing hours by placing the numbers "2," and "3" in the squares opposite those closing hours respectively, so as to indicate by numerical sequence the order of his preference for them. Order of Preference 10Closing hour10   Six o'clock Nine o'clock Ten o'clock Results The referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of 6:00 pm closing time. + Resulthttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224767227 Liquor (Amendment) Act, 1946 39 21 March 1947 25 October 2021 650 TroveReferendum 15 February 1947 http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/15_february_1947 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110218192415/http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/15_february_1947 2011-02-18 NSW Electoral Commission Question 5Votes5 6%6 What should be the closinghour of licensed premises 6:00 pm 1,050,260 green 62.44 9:00 pm 26,954 1.60 10:00 pm 604,833 35.96 Total formal votes 1,682,047 99.11 Informal votes 15,183 0.89 TurnoutEstimate based on a roll of 1,852,787 at the 1947 state election: 1947 election totals 1947 Totals 2021-10-25 1,697,230 91.60 Aftermath This was the second of three referendums concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs.Closing hour results 1916 New South Wales closing hour referendum Aftermath table See also Referendums in New South Wales References New South Wales Category:Referendums in New South Wales Category:February 1947 in Australia Category:1940s in New South Wales Category:Alcohol law Category:Alcohol in Australia