April 4, 2016
The South Burnett and surrounding areas voted “No” to the State Government’s proposal to introduce fixed four-year terms for the Legislative Assembly in Queensland.
At 4:46pm on Tuesday, with booths still to counted, electors in the State seat of Nanango had voted 52.47 per cent against the proposal.
Voters in the State seat of Callide were even more negative, with 53.83 per cent opposing four-year terms.
The referendum was conducted on State seat boundaries rather than Council boundaries.
The seat of Nanango includes Kingaroy, Kumbia, Nanango, Yarraman, Cooyar, Goombungee, Blackbutt, Crows Nest and the Brisbane Valley.
Callide includes Wondai, Murgon, Cherbourg, Proston, Goomeri and Kilkivan and most of the Central Burnett area.
The South Burnett results are opposite to how Queenslanders voted as a whole.
Across the State, the “Yes” vote attracted 53.84 per cent of the vote; “No” 47.16 per cent and Informal 2.97 per cent.
