Mount Isa votes - on daylight saving

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The residents of the north-west Queensland city of Mount Isa will go to the polls this weekend - to vote on daylight saving. 

The Mount Isa branch of the Labor Party is holding a referendum Saturday morning to gather views on whether daylight saving should be introduced in Queensland and whether the state should be split into different time zones.

Former ALP Minister Tony McGrady says it is only the second time in the city's history he can remember a local referendum being held.

"This is what democracy is about - where the ordinary person is allowed to come along and express a point of view," he said.

"Now once we get this referendum result, we'll pass it onto the Premier and then at least she'll have an idea of the feeling of the people of the city of Mount Isa as to whether or not daylight saving should or shouldn't be introduced."