1903 New South Wales referendum

1903 New South Wales referendum

16 December 1903
As to what shall be the number of Members of the Legislative Assembly. Which of the following numbers do you prefer, and what is the order of your preference?
Results
Choice Votes % Reduce to 90 206,273 72.95% Reduce to 100 13,316 4.71% Maintain at 125 63,171 22.34% Valid votes 282,760 87.21% Invalid or blank votes 41,484 12.79% Total votes 324,244 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 345,500 93.85%

A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1903, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting. However, preferences were not counted, as an overwhelming majority voted to reduce the number of members to 90.^[1]