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Home | Referendums and Plebiscites | Referendum results 1913

Referendum results

31 May 1913

(6) Trade and Commerce; (7) Corporations; (8) Industrial Matters; (9) Trusts; (10) Nationalisation of Monopolies; (11) Railway Disputes

Question 1

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Trade and Commerce) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Trade and Commerce) 1912 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws with respect to trade and commerce.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 317 848 46.93 359 418 53.07 39 333
Victoria 830 391 626 861 297 290 49.12 307 975 50.88 21 268
Queensland 363 082 280 525 146 187 54.34 122 813 45.66 11 304
South Australia 244 026 195 463 96 085 51.32 91 144 48.68 8 017
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 66 349 52.86 59 181 47.14 6 286
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 34 660 45.16 42 084 54.84 3 528
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 958 419 49.38 982 615 50.62 89 736
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 24 196 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Corporations) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Corporations) 1912 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws with respect to corporations.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 317 668 46.79 361 255 53.21 37 676
Victoria 830 391 626 861 298 479 49.14 308 915 50.86 19 139
Queensland 363 082 280 525 146 936 54.31 123 632 45.69 9 736
South Australia 244 026 195 463 96 309 51.34 91 273 48.66 7 664
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 66 595 52.84 59 445 47.16 5 776
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 34 724 45.08 42 304 54.92 3 244
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 960 711 49.33 986 824 50.67 83 235
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 26 113 votes.
Not carried

Question 3

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws with respect to industrial matters.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 318 622 46.88 361 044 53.12 36 933
Victoria 830 391 626 861 297 892 49.02 309 804 50.98 18 837
Queensland 363 082 280 525 147 171 54.36 123 554 45.64 9 579
South Australia 244 026 195 463 96 626 51.40 91 361 48.60 7 259
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 66 451 52.71 59 612 47.29 5 753
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 34 839 45.20 42 236 54.80 3 197
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 961 601 49.33 987 611 50.67 81 558
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 26 010 votes.
Not carried

Question 4

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to trusts.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 319 150 47.12 358 155 52.88 39 294
Victoria 830 391 626 861 301 729 49.71 305 268 50.29 19 536
Queensland 363 082 280 525 147 871 54.78 122 088 45.22 10 345
South Australia 244 026 195 463 96 400 51.67 90 185 48.33 8 661
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 67 342 53.59 58 312 46.41 6 162
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 34 839 45.38 41 935 54.62 3 498
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 967 331 49.78 975 943 50.22 87 496
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 8 612 votes.
Not carried

Question 5

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to monopolies.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 301 192 46.85 341 724 53.15 73 683
Victoria 830 391 626 861 287 379 49.07 298 326 50.93 40 828
Queensland 363 082 280 525 139 019 54.17 117 609 45.83 23 676
South Australia 244 026 195 463 91 411 51.26 86 915 48.74 16 920
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 64 988 53.19 57 184 46.81 9 644
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 33 176 45.22 40 189 54.78 6 907
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 917 165 49.33 941 947 50.67 171 658
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 24 782 votes.
Not carried

Question 6

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Railway Disputes) 1912'?

Constitution Alteration (Railways Disputes) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power over industrial relations in the State railway services.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 036 187 717 855 316 928 46.70 361 743 53.30 37 928
Victoria 830 391 626 861 296 255 48.79 310 921 51.21 19 357
Queensland 363 082 280 525 146 521 54.19 123 859 45.81 9 924
South Australia 244 026 195 463 96 072 51.28 91 262 48.72 7 912
Western Australia 179 784 132 149 65 957 52.38 59 965 47.62 5 894
Tasmania 106 746 80 398 34 625 45.01 42 296 54.99 3 351
Total for Commonwealth 2 760 216 2 033 251 956 358 49.13 990 046 50.87 84 366
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 33 688 votes.
Not carried

 

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