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Australia. Referendum, 1926

4 September 1926

(14) Industry and Commerce; (15) Essential Services

Question 1

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926'?

Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws in relation to corporations, and to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to trusts and combinations in restraint of trade, trade unions and employer associations.

Result

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For		Against		Informal
				%		%
New South Wales	1 241 635	1 131 656	566 973	51.53	533 284	48.47	31 399
Victoria	968 861	888 661	310 261	36.23	546 138	63.77	32 262
Queensland	440 632	399 664	202 691	52.10	186 374	47.90	10 599
South Australia	303 054	281 492	78 983	29.32	190 396	70.68	12 113
Western Australia	190 286	164 555	46 469	29.29	112 185	70.71	5 901
Tasmania	110 484	98 356	41 711	44.86	51 278	55.14	5 367
Total for Commonwealth	3 254 952	2 964 384	1 247 088	43.50	1 619 655	56.50	97 641
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 372 567 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?

Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to take measures necessary to protect the public against an actual or probable interruption of essential services.

Result

State	Number on rolls	Ballot papers issued	For		Against		Informal
				%		%
New South Wales	1 241 635	1 131 656	545 270	50.39	536 734	49.61	49 652
Victoria	968 861	888 661	296 548	35.55	537 560	64.45	54 553
Queensland	440 632	399 664	188 473	50.56	184 320	49.44	26 871
South Australia	303 054	281 492	81 966	31.32	179 740	68.68	19 786
Western Australia	190 286	164 555	39 566	25.90	113 222	74.10	11 767
Tasmania	110 484	98 356	43 679	48.59	46 217	51.41	8 460
Total for Commonwealth	3 254 952	2 964 384	1 195 502	42.80	1 597 793	57.20	171 089
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 402 291 votes.
Not carried

 

Source:

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/referendums/r1926.htm

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