Thread: "Australian Monarchists to fight republic plan of Labour Prime Minister Rudd"
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Old 16-04-2008, 06:59 PM   #71 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BonnieDundee View Post
Britannist wrote: I wish the Australian Monarchists every success. As for Rudd (Labour Prime Minister of Australia) - well the last Labour Prime Minister of Australia who campaigned for a vote for Republicanism found when the referendum on the matter was held in 1999 that his own constituency voted to keep The Monarchy. Good for them.

BonnieDundee wrote: No actually they voted against the proposed constitution.
You are not correct.

The electorate of the constituency of the then Australian Labour opposition leader voted against his call for a Republic and in favour of the Monarchy (the reverse situation applied to the constituency of Royalist Prime Minister Mr. Howard).
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