Queensland term length referendum, 2016

Fixed four-year terms
A Bill for an Act to provide for fixed four-year terms for the Legislative Assembly in Queensland
Location	Queensland
Date	19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)
Results Votes  % Yes (69 districts) 1,302,398 7001529600000000000♠52.96% No (20 districts) 1,157,043 7001470400000000000♠47.04% Valid votes 2,459,441 7001970500000000000♠97.05% Invalid or blank votes 74,728 7000295000000000000♠2.95% Total votes 2,534,169 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,083,593 7001821800000000000♠82.18%
Results by electoral district   Yes (69 districts)     No (20 districts)
Source: Electoral Commission of Queensland

The Queensland fixed four-year terms referendum was a one-question referendum held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 March 2016, in conjunction with the state's local government elections. Electors were asked if they approved of a bill to amend the Constitution of Queensland 2001 and the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1934 to legislate for fixed-term elections for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, to be held in the last week of October every four years. The referendum was conducted by the Electoral Commission Queensland (ECQ).

The referendum was successful, with just under 53 per cent of electors voting 'Yes'. It is the third successful Queensland referendum, after the constitutional referendum on Federation in 1899, and the 1910 referendum on religious education in schools.

Queenslanders had previously voted in a referendum on 23 March 1991 on extending the maximum term of parliament from three to four years (without a fixed term provision). The 1991 referendum failed, with 811,078 No votes (51.1%) received to 772,647 Yes votes (48.9%).

The ECQ is required to publish statements for and against the question being put to voters. When the statements were printed and published, supporters of the 'No' case complained that the pamphlet for the 'Yes' case was more "eye-catching", with a larger, bolder typeface giving their opponents more prominence. The ECQ denied it had given one side more prominence, and that the pamphlets had been written and formatted by members of parliament who had voted for or against the bill to hold the referendum. Shadow attorney-general Ian Walker called the claims of bias a "storm in a teacup".

The argument for fixed four-year terms was supported in the parliament by the governing Labor Party, the opposition Liberal National Party and the three independent members of the assembly.