Australian referendum, 1913 (Corporations)

Constitution Alteration (Corporations) 1912 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, 1913
Australian referendum, 1913
The 1913 Australian Referendum was held on 31 May 1913. It contained six referendum questions.* Trade and Commerce * Corporations * Industrial Matters * Trusts ...

. It sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament

Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...

's power to make laws with respect to corporations.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled "Constitution Alteration (Corporations) 1912"?

Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
State	On rolls	Ballots issued		%		%	Informal
New South Wales	1,036,187	717,855	317,668	46.79	361,255	53.21	37,676
Victoria	830,391	626,861	298,479	49.14	308,915	50.86	19,139
Queensland	363,082	280,525	146,936	54.31	123,632	45.69	9,736
South Australia	244,026	195,463	96,309	51.34	91,273	48.66	7,664
Western Australia	179,784	132,149	66,595	52.84	59,445	47.16	5,776
Tasmania	106,746	80,398	34,724	45.08	42,304	54.92	3,244
Total for Commonwealth	2,760,216	2,033,251	960,711	49.33	986,824	50.67	83,235
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 26,113 votes.
Not carried

Results

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