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Home | Referendums and Plebiscites | Referendum results 1926

Referendum results

4 September 1926

(14) Industry and Commerce; (15) Essential Services

Question 1

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926'?

Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws in relation to corporations, and to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to trusts and combinations in restraint of trade, trade unions and employer associations.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 241 635 1 131 656 566 973 51.53 533 284 48.47 31 399
Victoria 968 861 888 661 310 261 36.23 546 138 63.77 32 262
Queensland 440 632 399 664 202 691 52.10 186 374 47.90 10 599
South Australia 303 054 281 492 78 983 29.32 190 396 70.68 12 113
Western Australia 190 286 164 555 46 469 29.29 112 185 70.71 5 901
Tasmania 110 484 98 356 41 711 44.86 51 278 55.14 5 367
Total for Commonwealth 3 254 952 2 964 384 1 247 088 43.50 1 619 655 56.50 97 641
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 372 567 votes.
Not carried

Question 2

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?

Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to take measures necessary to protect the public against an actual or probable interruption of essential services.

Result
State Number on rolls Ballot papers issued For Against Informal
  %   %
New South Wales 1 241 635 1 131 656 545 270 50.39 536 734 49.61 49 652
Victoria 968 861 888 661 296 548 35.55 537 560 64.45 54 553
Queensland 440 632 399 664 188 473 50.56 184 320 49.44 26 871
South Australia 303 054 281 492 81 966 31.32 179 740 68.68 19 786
Western Australia 190 286 164 555 39 566 25.90 113 222 74.10 11 767
Tasmania 110 484 98 356 43 679 48.59 46 217 51.41 8 460
Total for Commonwealth 3 254 952 2 964 384 1 195 502 42.80 1 597 793 57.20 171 089
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 402 291 votes.
Not carried

 

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