New South Wales referendum, 1991

New South Wales referendum, 1991
Legislative Council reform	Vote %
Yes	57.7
No	43.3

A referendum concerning reform of the New South Wales Legislative Council was put to New South Wales voters on 25 May 1991. The referendum coincided with that year's New South Wales general election. The change passed comfortably. The text of the question was:

Do you approve of the Bill entitled 'A Bill for an Act:
(a) to reduce the number of politicians in the Legislative Council and to reduce their maximum term of office; and
(b) to apply to the Legislative Council the same method of filling casual vacancies as applies to the Senate ?

	Votes	%
Yes	1,864,529	57.7
No	1,364,863	43.3
Total Formal	3,229,392	100.0
Informal	170,700
Total Votes	3,400,092

See also

• Referendum
• New South Wales state election, 1991
• Government of New South Wales
• Elections in New South Wales

References

• New South Wales Electoral Commission: 25 May 1991