{"id":142,"date":"1937-09-01T00:50:15","date_gmt":"1937-08-31T20:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukrupnenie.com\/countries\/a\/australia\/1937-referendum-australia.html"},"modified":"2007-09-01T00:55:15","modified_gmt":"2007-08-31T20:55:15","slug":"1937-referendum-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electoralgeography.com\/new\/en\/countries\/a\/australia\/1937-referendum-australia.html","title":{"rendered":"Australia. Referendum, 1937"},"content":{"rendered":"

6 March 1937<\/p>\n

(17) Aviation; (18) Marketing<\/p>\n

Question 1<\/h3>\n

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936’?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power with respect to air navigation and aircraft.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Australia. Referendum, 1937. Question 1<\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
State<\/th>\n\t\tNumber on rolls<\/th>\n\t\tBallot papers issued<\/th>\n\t\tFor (v)<\/th>\n\t\tFor (%)<\/th>\n\t\tAgainst (v)<\/th>\n\t\tAgainst (%)<\/th>\n\t\tInformal<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t
New South Wales<\/td>\n\t\t1 550 947<\/td>\n\t\t1 461 860<\/td>\n\t\t664 589<\/td>\n\t\t47.25<\/td>\n\t\t741 821<\/td>\n\t\t52.75<\/td>\n\t\t55 450<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Victoria<\/td>\n\t\t1 128 492<\/td>\n\t\t1 074 278<\/td>\n\t\t675 481<\/td>\n\t\t65.10<\/td>\n\t\t362 112<\/td>\n\t\t34.90<\/td>\n\t\t36 685<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Queensland<\/td>\n\t\t562 240<\/td>\n\t\t519 933<\/td>\n\t\t310 352<\/td>\n\t\t61.87<\/td>\n\t\t191 251<\/td>\n\t\t38.13<\/td>\n\t\t18 330<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
South Australia<\/td>\n\t\t358 069<\/td>\n\t\t341 444<\/td>\n\t\t128 582<\/td>\n\t\t40.13<\/td>\n\t\t191 831<\/td>\n\t\t59.87<\/td>\n\t\t21 031<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Western Australia<\/td>\n\t\t247 536<\/td>\n\t\t221 832<\/td>\n\t\t100 326<\/td>\n\t\t47.58<\/td>\n\t\t110 529<\/td>\n\t\t52.42<\/td>\n\t\t10 977<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Tasmania<\/td>\n\t\t133 444<\/td>\n\t\t125 016<\/td>\n\t\t45 616<\/td>\n\t\t38.94<\/td>\n\t\t71 518<\/td>\n\t\t61.06<\/td>\n\t\t7 882<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Total for Commonwealth<\/td>\n\t\t3 980 728<\/td>\n\t\t3 744 363<\/td>\n\t\t1 924 946<\/td>\n\t\t53.56<\/td>\n\t\t1 669 062<\/td>\n\t\t46.44<\/td>\n\t\t150 355<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>

\n<\/p>\n


\nObtained majority in two States and an overall majority of 255 884 votes.
\nNot carried<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Question 2<\/h3>\n

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘Constitution Alteration (Marketing) 1936’?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Constitution Alteration (Marketing) 1936 sought to remove the restraints imposed on the Commonwealth Parliament by section 92.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Australia. Referendum, 1937. Question 2<\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
State<\/th>\n\t\tNumber on rolls<\/th>\n\t\tBallot papers issued<\/th>\n\t\tFor (v)<\/th>\n\t\tFor (%)<\/th>\n\t\tAgainst (v)<\/th>\n\t\tAgainst (%)<\/th>\n\t\tInformal<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t
New South Wales<\/td>\n\t\t1 550 947<\/td>\n\t\t1 461 860<\/td>\n\t\t456 802<\/td>\n\t\t33.76<\/td>\n\t\t896 457<\/td>\n\t\t66.24<\/td>\n\t\t108 601<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Victoria<\/td>\n\t\t1 128 492<\/td>\n\t\t1 074 278<\/td>\n\t\t468 337<\/td>\n\t\t46.58<\/td>\n\t\t537 021<\/td>\n\t\t53.42<\/td>\n\t\t68 920<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Queensland<\/td>\n\t\t562 240<\/td>\n\t\t519 933<\/td>\n\t\t187 685<\/td>\n\t\t38.78<\/td>\n\t\t296 302<\/td>\n\t\t61.22<\/td>\n\t\t35 946<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
South Australia<\/td>\n\t\t358 069<\/td>\n\t\t341 444<\/td>\n\t\t65 364<\/td>\n\t\t20.83<\/td>\n\t\t248 502<\/td>\n\t\t79.17<\/td>\n\t\t27 578<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Western Australia<\/td>\n\t\t247 536<\/td>\n\t\t221 832<\/td>\n\t\t57 023<\/td>\n\t\t27.77<\/td>\n\t\t148 308<\/td>\n\t\t72.23<\/td>\n\t\t16 501<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Tasmania<\/td>\n\t\t133 444<\/td>\n\t\t125 016<\/td>\n\t\t24 597<\/td>\n\t\t21.88<\/td>\n\t\t87 798<\/td>\n\t\t78.12<\/td>\n\t\t12 621<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Total for Commonwealth<\/td>\n\t\t3 980 728<\/td>\n\t\t3 744 363<\/td>\n\t\t1 259 808<\/td>\n\t\t36.26<\/td>\n\t\t2 214 388<\/td>\n\t\t63.74<\/td>\n\t\t270 167<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>

\n<\/p>\n

Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 954 580 votes.
\nNot carried<\/strong>
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