1991 Queensland four year terms referendum

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).

Four-year terms
23 March 1991 (1991-03-23)
Extension of Parliamentary Terms from Three (3) to Four (4) years
LocationQueensland
Results
Response
 Votes %
Yes 772,647 48.79%
No 811,078 51.21%
Source: Electoral Commission of Queensland

The referendum failed, with 811,078 No votes (51.1%) received to 772,647 Yes votes (48.9%).[1][2]

A later 2016 referendum which combined an extension to four years with fixed-term elections[3] was successful.[4][5]

References
  1. "Fact Sheet 6.2: Referendums" (PDF). Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. "2016 Fixed Four-Year Terms Referendum Evaluation Report and Statistical Return" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 March 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. "Queensland to vote in referendum on four-year terms: here's what you need to know". NewsComAu. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. "2016 State Referendum - Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. "Qld officially backs fixed four-year terms". www.theaustralian.com.au. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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