Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1910 was a question put to referendum

Referendum

A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...

 in the Australian referendum, 1911

Australian referendum, 1911

The 1911 Australian Referendum was held on 26 April 1911. It contained two referendum questions.* Trade and Commerce * Nationalisation of Monopolies ...

. The question attempted to extend the government's power over trade and commerce

Trade and Commerce

In Canadian constitutional law, section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867 provides the federal government with the authority to legislate on matters related to the regulation of Trade and Commerce...

, the control of corporations, labour and employment and combinations and monopolies. All of the proposed changes were contained within one question.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1910'?

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal	Result
				%		%
New South Wales	868,194	384,188	135,968	36.11%	240,605	63.89%	7,396	No
Victoria	723,377	448,566	170,288	38.64%	270,390	61.36%	7,554	No
Queensland	293,003	162,135	69,552	43.75%	89,420	56.25%	3,002	No
South Australia	216,027	133,802	50,358	38.07%	81,904	61.93%	1,374	No
Western Australia	138,697	61,482	33,043	54.86%	27,185	45.14%	870	Yes
Tasmania	102,326	58,053	24,147	42.11%	33,200	57.89%	673	No
Total for Commonwealth	2,341,624	1,248,226	483,356	39.42%	742,704	60.58%	20,869	No
Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 259,348 votes.
Not carried

Discussion

This was the first of many times that similar questions were asked at a referendum. On every occasion the public decided not to vest power in the government for these matters.

See also