2015 Event Australia's Liberal Party votes in Malcolm Turnbull to replace Tony Abbott as prime minister; Abbott had received majority backing from his party in a no-confidence vote just seven months ago 2015 Event Los Angeles County, U.S., votes to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour from $9/hour; the new pay rate will be valid for county workers and employees working in unincorporated areas of the county 2015 Event The Greek Parliament votes in favor of holding a referendum on July 5th regarding whether the country should accept reforms in exchange for continued bailouts; current bailouts expire on June 30th, the day that a $1.8 billion debt payment is due 2015 Event The Japanese parliament votes to lower the nation's voting age to 18 from 20; the change will make about 2.4 million people eligible to vote 2015 Event Former General Muhammadu Buhari defeats incumbent Goodluck Jonathan to become the new President of Nigeria; Buhari won by over 2.5 million votes 2014 Event U.S. Congress votes to sue the Obama administration, claiming that the president overstepped his authority by independently delaying a provision of the Obamacare law without seeking required congressional approval 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2014 Event Switzerland votes to put a quota on the number of immigrants to the country from the European Union; 50.4% of voters approved of the measure 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2013 Event Germany holds its federal election; Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party obtains the most votes since 1990 2013 Event The running mate of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, claims that votes cast in Kenya's presidential election have been falsified 2012 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to end the Jackson-Vanik amendment from 1974, which was intended to effect U.S. trade relations with Communist countries 2012 Event Votes in Florida are finalized, giving Barack Obama the winning number of electoral votes; this will be his second term as President of the United States 2012 Event The Chicago Teachers Union leadership votes to suspend the strike; teachers go back to school as union members review a tentative pact with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 2012 Event The Parliament of Greece votes in favor of an international bailout deal 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the 2012 Iowa Caucus by 8 votes over Rick Santorum 2011 Event President Barack Obama's Jobs Act fails to receive the sixty votes required to advance from the U.S. Senate 2011 Event The EU Council votes; the copyright on sound recordings is extended from 50 to 70 years 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to increase the debt ceiling; the Senate rejects the measure 2011 Event The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly votes against funding for ground troops in Libya 2009 Event The parliament of Iceland votes to pursue joining the European Union 1997 Event Baseball's triple A Anerican Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband 1995 Event U.S. Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations 1995 Event Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%) 1995 Event Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada 1995 Event Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood 1994 Event Norway votes against joining European Union 1994 Event Helmut Kohl elected German chancellor (341-340 votes) 1994 Event House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress 1994 Event U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti 1994 Event 33.3% of Austria votes for ultra-right FP 1993 Event Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state 1993 Event Brazil votes over importing monarchy 1993 Event Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia 1993 Event Brazil votes against a monarchy 1992 Event U.N. Security Council votes unanimous for U.S. led forces to enter Somalia 1992 Event Frances votes in favor of Maastricht treaty 1992 Event U.N. Security Council votes 12-0 (3 abstentions) to dump Yugoslavia 1992 Event House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1992 Event FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service 1992 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993 1992 Event U.N. votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting 1992 Event Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks 1991 Event Armenia votes on whether to remain in Soviet Union 1991 Event Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia 1991 Event Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft 1991 Event Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R. 1991 Event Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union 1991 Event Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18 1991 Event U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq 1991 Event Lithuania votes for independence from U.S.S.R. 1990 Event U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court 1990 Event Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing 1990 Event U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1990 Event Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 1990 Event Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas 1989 Event 1st free elections in U.S.S.R.; 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins 1988 Event U.N. votes 151-2 (Isr and U.S.) to move PLO debate to Geneva, British abstains 1988 Event Senate votes for major federal tax code changes 1988 Event Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II 1986 Event U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars 1985 Event Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile 1983 Event Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM 1983 Event U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1982 Event International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985) 1981 Event Executive Board of Baseball Players Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved 1980 Event Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games 1980 Event Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel 1979 Event International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China 1979 Event NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1978 Event Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999 1978 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb 1978 Event Israeli government votes to 'strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai 1976 Event U.N. Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org 1975 Event House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment 1973 Event NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington D.C. (doesn't happen) 1973 Event Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as Vice President 1972 Event Danish population votes for European Common Market membership 1972 Event Norway votes to join common market 1972 Event British Parliament votes to join European Common Market 1971 Event U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China 1970 Event Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1969 Event British House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty 1967 Event AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Event Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish 1967 Event French Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France 1966 Event U.S. Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta 1963 Event IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics 1963 Event Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1962 Event Algeria votes for independence 1961 Event Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1960 Event NL votes to admit Houston and New York to league 1960 Event Baseball's NL votes to add Houston and New York franchises 1958 Event Guinea votes for independence from France 1957 Event AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) 1951 Event Swiss males votes against female suffrage 1950 Event International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 1950 Event Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III 1949 Event AL votes down proposal to revive spitball 1949 Event Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem 1949 Event AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball 1949 Event American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out 1948 Event Ireland votes for independence from UK 1948 Event Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry 1947 Event Spain votes for Franco monarchy 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City 1946 Event Greece votes for monarchy 1941 Event British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) 1935 Event Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1934 Event NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1933 Event Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes) 1930 Event AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP 1922 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber votes for child labor laws 1921 Event AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1921 Event Salzburg, Austria, votes to join Germany 1920 Event AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it 1920 Event U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1920 Event NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission 1919 Event NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers 1916 Event NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1916 Event NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats 1912 Event China votes for universal human rights 1905 Event French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state 1888 Event Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes 1861 Event Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1861 Event Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union 1861 Event Tennessee votes against secession 1860 Event South Carolina votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede 1854 Event 1st election in Washington Territory; 1,682 votes cast 1845 Event Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S. 1788 Event Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia 1660 Event Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II
