New South Wales referendum, 1981

New South Wales referendum, 1981
	Vote %[1]
No	31%
Yes	69%

A referendum concerning the extension of the period between general elections for the legislative assembly from 3 years to 4 years was put to New South Wales voters on 19 September 1981, the same day as the state election. The extension was approved by voters.

The text of the question was:

Do you approve a Bill for an Act to extend the maximum period between general elections for the Legislative Assembly from 3 years to 4 years?^[2]

References

Elections and referendums in New South Wales
General elections	Colonial 1856 1858 1859 1860 1864–65 1869–70 1872 1874–75 1877 1880 1882 1885 1887 1889 1891 1894 1895 1898 State 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1917 1920 1922 1925 1927 1930 1932 1935 1938 1941 1944 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1973 1976 1978 1981 1984 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Referendums	1898 1899 1903 1916 1928 1933 1947 1954 1961 1967 1969 1976 1978 1981 1991 1995
Other	By-elections