Editing Referendums in Canada (section)

===Newfoundland and Labrador===
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The island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], then a British colony, held [[1948 Newfoundland referendums|two referendums in 1948]] to determine its future. An initial referendum was held on June 3, 1948, to decide between continuing with the British appointed [[Commission of Government]] that had ruled the island since the 1930s, revert to [[British Dominions|dominion]] status with [[responsible government]], or join [[Canadian Confederation]]. The result was inconclusive, with 44.6% supporting the restoration of dominion status, 41.1% for confederation with Canada, and 14.3% for continuing the Commission of Government. A second referendum on July 22, 1948, which asked Newfoundlanders to choose between confederation and dominion status, was decided by a vote of 52% to 48% for confederation with Canada. Newfoundland joined Canada on March 31, 1949.

A referendum was held in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] in 1995 that approved replacing the province's system of [[parochial school]]s with a largely public school system. In 1997, a second referendum to amend the Terms of Union to allow for the Catholic and Pentecostal school systems to be disbanded and brought into the public system.