1933 Western Australian secession referendum
A secession referendum was held on 8 April 1933 in the Australian state of Western Australia. It said that the state withdraw from the Australian Federation.[1] The proposal won a majority of the votes. However, the British Parliament did not allow it..
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| Outcome | Question 1 wins and Question 2 is rejected. Referendum ruled invalid by a joint select committee of the British Parliament. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Are you in favour of a Convention of Representatives of equal number from each of the Australian states being summoned for the purpose of proposing such alterations in the Constitution of the Commonwealth as may appear to such Convention to be necessary? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes
No
1933 Western Australian Secession Referendum Media
Pro-secession headline from The Sunday Times in March 1933
Secessionist How-to-vote card, 1933
Members of the secession delegation holding the proposed dominion flag – from left: Matthew Moss, Keith Watson, James MacCallum Smith and Hal Colebatch
References
- ↑ "1933—Secession Referendum". Western Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.