1999 Australian republic referendum
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The Australian republic referendum held on 6 November 1999 was a two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia. The first question asked whether Australia should become a republic, under a bi-partisan appointment model where the president would be appointed by Parliament with a two-thirds majority. This was the model that was endorsed by the Constitutional Convention, held in Canberra in February 1998. The second question, generally deemed to be far less important politically, asked whether Australia should alter the Constitution to insert a preamble.[3]
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Outcome | Not passed. Australia remains a constitutional monarchy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble. Do you approve this proposed alteration? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the early 1990s opinion polls had suggested that a majority of the electorate favoured a republic in principle.[4] Nonetheless, the republic referendum was defeated.