Sentence examples for plebiscite was held from inspiring English sources
Indonesia became independent in 1949, and a plebiscite was held in 1969 to decide Irian Barat's future; as a result it was annexed to Indonesia.
A plebiscite was held to decide whether Nunavut should have the world's first system of two-member constituencies in which the seats would be split evenly between men and women.
On September 20 , 1870 Italian troops occupied Rome, and in October a plebiscite was held in which an overwhelming majority of the votes cast were for the incorporation of Rome in the kingdom of Italy.
Fayṣal was nominated to the Iraqi throne with the provision that a plebiscite be held to confirm the nomination.
The postwar Paris Peace Conference decreed that a plebiscite be held to determine the final disposition of the territory.
And every member of parliament will make up his or her mind after the plebiscite is held.
The Greens join Nick Xenophon and Derryn Hinch in stating they intend to prevent the plebiscite being held, a bloc which would defeat the policy if Labor also decides to block it.
"They understood that I was moving ahead with a referendum and they agreed with it," said Papandreou, adding that if a plebiscite been held at the time it would have removed the uncertainty that has come to haunt Greece and Europe.
According to Solano, the percentages of those voting "No" to Escobal in municipal plebiscites were 98.86, 98.34, 98.61, 98.68, 98.3 and 98, while the percentages of people who voted "No" in "good faith" plebiscites in eight villages in one municipality where authorities prevented an official plebiscite being held were 99.27, 93.44, 99.20, 96.65, 97.33, 98.84, 98.26 and 100.
Abetz also told the ABC's Fran Kelly that while he supported the plebiscite being held, he believed it would fail.
Following Germany's defeat in World War I, separate plebiscites were held in 1920 in the northern and southern portions of North Schleswig so that their respective inhabitants could choose between Denmark and Germany.
