1928 New South Wales referendum Prohibition with compensation Vote Yes 29% A referendum concerning introducing prohibition in New South Wales was put to voters on 1 September 1928.
Background
Although 6 o'clock closing 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.
The question The question to be voted on was whether "prohibition, with compensation, shall come into force throughout New South Wales".
Results The referendum overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of prohibition.
+ Result Question Votes % Are you in favour of Prohibitionwith Compensation? Yes 357,684 28.74 No 896,752 Total formal votes 1,254,436 98.92 Informal votes 13,683 1.08 TurnoutEstimate based on a roll of 1,409,493 at the 1927 state election: 1,268,119 89.97
Aftermath
This was the second of 5 referendums concerning the sale of alcohol in New South Wales, 3 of which dealt with the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs while the fifth concerned Sunday trading.
See also Referendums in New South Wales Referendums in Australia
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