Австралия. Референдум, 1951
Автор: Alex Sidorenko
Вопрос
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled ‘Constitution Alteration (Powers to deal with Communists and Communism) 1951’?
Constitution Alteration (Powers to deal with Communists and Communism) 1951 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to communists and communism where this was necessary for the security of the Commonwealth.
[table “” not found /]* Including 9472 votes by members of the Forces, of which 6478 were for, 2912 against and 82 informal.
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 52 082 votes.
Not carried