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Home | Referendums and Plebiscites | Referendum results 1919

Referendum results

13 December 1919

(12) Legislative Powers; (13) Nationalisation of Monopolies

Question 1

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919'?

Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament a temporary extension of its legislative powers in regard to trade and commerce, corporations, industrial matters and trusts.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 079 439 717 565 259 751 39.95 390 450 60.05 67 132
Victoria 837 408 638 098 369 210 64.65 201 869 35.35 66 227
Queensland 389 200 330 231 175 225 57.35 130 299 42.65 24 397
South Australia 268 235 178 092 40 520 25.28 119 789 74.72 17 656
Western Australia 163 544 103 235 48 142 51.75 44 892 48.25 9 854
Tasmania 112 036 65 716 18 509 33.43 36 861 66.57 10 128
Total for Commonwealth 2 849 862 2 032 937 911 357 49.65 924 160 50.35 195 394
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 12 803 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1919'?

Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1919 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 1 079 439 717 565 227 156 38.31 365 847 61.69 124 330
Victoria 837 408 638 098 324 343 63.29 188 129 36.71 124 834
Queensland 389 200 330 231 162 062 56.92 122 650 43.08 45 209
South Australia 268 235 178 092 38 503 25.54 112 259 74.46 27 203
Western Australia 163 544 103 235 45 285 53.99 38 584 46.01 19 019
Tasmania 112 036 65 716 16 531 34.08 31 982 65.92 16 985
Total for Commonwealth 2 849 862 2 032 937 813 880 48.64 859 451 51.36 357 580
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 45 571 votes.
Not carried

 

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