1926 Australian referendum
The 1926 Australian referendum was held on 4 September 1926. It contained two referendum questions.
Results in detail
Industry and Commerce
- 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
- 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
References
Further reading
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