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2009 Western Australian daylight saving referendum

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Campaigning was intense during the week before the poll. On 11 May, the WA Farmers Federation claimed the Electoral Commission was biased as, while voters were instructed to write the words "Yes" or "No" in the box, a tick would be accepted as a yes, while a cross would be marked as an invalid vote.
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Opposition was strongest in rural areas of Western Australia with farmers arguing that it caused problems for them. Opponents argued that daylight saving led to more deaths on the roads and that it was inconvenient for families. With daylight saving they also said that electricity consumption was
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Business groups were among the main supporters of daylight saving time and financed the 'yes' campaign. The 'yes' campaign argued that it would make dealing with businesses from the east of Australia easier during the summer as it would reduce the time difference. They also put the case that with
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proposed a bill to bring the referendum forward to early 2008 because of the backlash against daylight saving, and a petition was signed by 66,000 people supporting holding the referendum in 2008. However this was not successful and the referendum was called for 16 May 2009.
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Are you in favour of daylight saving being introduced in Western Australia by standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October 2009 until the last Sunday in March 2010 and in similar fashion for each following
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Are you in favour of daylight saving being introduced in Western Australia by standard time in the State being advanced one hour from the last Sunday in October 2009 until the last Sunday in March 2010 and in similar fashion for each following
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Following the fourth rejection of daylight saving time in a referendum the issue was described as being dead for a generation, with Premier Colin Barnett saying that "it should not be considered for another 20 years."
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on the issue. Farming groups quickly came out against the move, along with the mining lobby, but the move was backed by business groups. The bill was approved by the lower house 37-14 and then by the
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did not declare which way he would vote until the day of the referendum, when he said that he had voted yes, but that a no vote was the most likely outcome of the referendum.
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The 'no' vote was strongest in regional and rural areas as well as the outer suburbs of Perth. The 'no' vote had a majority in 35 of the state's 59
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should be adopted. It was the fourth such proposal which had been put to Western Australian voters and followed a three-year trial period. The
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daylight saving time, families would be able to spend more time together outdoors after work while it was still light.
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The referendum proposition was rejected, with 54.56% voting no, as against 45.44% who voted yes.
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During 2007 there was growing opposition to daylight saving time with some in the
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resulted in the proposal being rejected, with 54.56% voting against the proposal.
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at the referendum, and 1,148,851 voters, representing 85.64% of enrolled voters,
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As of 2024, this is the most recent Western Australian state referendum.
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did not do so. In Western Australia, three referendums were held in
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on the issue, with daylight saving being rejected each time.
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calling for people to ignore the trial. In October 2007 the
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Western Australian Electoral Commission (29 January 2009).
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gave no clear indication as to the eventual result. While
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to cast a vote. Non-voters faced a fine of $ 20 to $ 50.
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Western Australian Electoral Commission (10 June 2009).
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21–10, enabling the trial to start from 3 December.
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Various states and territories in Australia adopted
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Western Australian Daylight Saving referendum, 2009
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