Australia. Referendum, 1911
26 April 1911
(4) Trade and Commerce; (5) Nationalisation of Monopolies
Question 1
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1910’?
Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1910 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament’s powers over trade and commerce, the control of corporations, labour and employment, and combinations and monopolies. All of the proposed changes were contained within one question.
Australia. Referendum, 1911. Question 1
| # | State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (V) | % | Against (V) | % | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 868 194 | 384 188 | 135 968 | 36.11 | 240 605 | 63.89 | 7 396 |
| 2 | Victoria | 723 377 | 448 566 | 170 288 | 38.64 | 270 390 | 61.36 | 7 554 |
| 3 | Queensland | 293 003 | 162 135 | 69 552 | 43.75 | 89 420 | 56.25 | 3 002 |
| 4 | South Australia | 216 027 | 133 802 | 50 358 | 38.07 | 81 904 | 61.93 | 1 374 |
| 5 | Western Australia | 138 697 | 61 482 | 33 043 | 54.86 | 27 185 | 45.14 | 870 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 102 326 | 58 053 | 24 147 | 42.11 | 33 200 | 57.89 | 673 |
| 7 | Total for Commonwealth | 2 341 624 | 1 248 226 | 483 356 | 39.42 | 742 704 | 60.58 | 20 869 |
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 259 348 votes.
Not carried
Question 2
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘Constitution Alteration (Monopolies) 1910’?
Constitution Alteration (Monopolies) 1910 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to nationalise any industry declared by both Houses of Parliament to be the subject of a monopoly.
Australia. Referendum, 1911. Question 2
| # | State | Number on rolls | Ballot papers issued | For (V) | % | Against (V) | % | Informal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 868 194 | 384 188 | 138 237 | 36.72 | 238 177 | 63.28 | 7 618 |
| 2 | Victoria | 723 377 | 448 566 | 171 453 | 38.95 | 268 743 | 61.05 | 8 041 |
| 3 | Queensland | 293 003 | 162 135 | 70 259 | 44.26 | 88 472 | 55.74 | 3 200 |
| 4 | South Australia | 216 027 | 133 802 | 50 835 | 38.42 | 81 479 | 61.58 | 1 344 |
| 5 | Western Australia | 138 697 | 61 482 | 33 592 | 55.84 | 26 561 | 44.16 | 898 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 102 326 | 58 053 | 24 292 | 42.43 | 32 960 | 57.57 | 753 |
| 7 | Total for Commonwealth | 2 341 624 | 1 248 226 | 488 668 | 39.89 | 736 392 | 60.11 | 21 854 |
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 247 724 votes.
Not carried