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Australia. Referendum, 1906

 

12 December 1906

(1) Senate Elections

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Senate Elections) 1906'?

Constitution Alteration (Senate Elections) 1906 sought to amend section 13, including altering Senators' terms so as to commence on 1 July (previously 1 January) and end on 30 June (previously 31 December).

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 737 599 381 019 286 888 83.85 55 261 16.15 37 929
Victoria 672 054 380 953 282 739 83.10 57 487 16.90 38 936
Queensland 271 109 124 352 81 295 76.84 24 502 23.16 15 325
South Australia 193 118 70 479 54 297 86.99 8 121 13.01 7 892
Western Australia 145 473 52 712 34 736 78.93 9 274 21.07 6 312
Tasmania 90 209 48 762 34 056 81.32 7 825 18.68 5 761
Total for Commonwealth 2 109 562 1 058 277 774 011 82.65 162 470 17.35 112 155
Obtained majority in all six States and an overall majority of 611 541 votes.
Carried

Source:

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/referendums/r1906.htm

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