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Referendum results
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 |
Referendum results
1906 | 1910 | 1911
| 1913 | 1919 | 1926
| 1928 | 1937 | 1944
| 1946 | 1948 | 1951
| 1967 | 1973 | 1974
| 1977 | 1984 | 1988
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