1926 Australian referendum

Summary

The 1926 Australian referendum was held on 4 September 1926. It contained two referendum questions.

Results [1]
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favour Voters in favour Result
(14) Industry and Commerce Yes No Yes No No No 2:4 43.5% Not carried
(15) Essential Services Yes No Yes No No No 2:4 42.8% Not carried

Results in detail edit

Industry and Commerce edit

This section is an excerpt from 1926 Australian referendum (Industry and Commerce) § Results

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

Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote % Vote %
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
Results Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried

Essential Services edit

This section is an excerpt from 1926 Australian referendum (Essential Services) § Results

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

Result [1]
State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote % Vote %
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
Results Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia.

Further reading edit

  • Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101.
  • Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia..
  • Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.