What issue led to the first plebiscite?
A plebiscite is a national ballot on a question of national importance. A plebiscite requires Australians to vote. There have been three national plebiscites; two on the conscription of troops during World War I and one on a national song in 1977. The first was held on 28 October 1916 and sought to give the Australian Government the power to conscript for military service overseas during World War I. It was not carried.
