Australian referendum, 1913 (Industrial Matters)

The Australian referendum, 1913 (Industrial Matters), or more correctly, Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 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 industrial

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

matters.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912'?

Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
State	On rolls	Ballots issued		%		%	Informal
New South Wales	1,036,187	717,855	318,622	%46.88	361,044	%53.12	36,933
Victoria	830,391	626,861	297,892	%49.02	309,804	%50.98	18,837
Queensland	363,082	280,525	147,171	%54.36	123,554	%45.64	9,579
South Australia	244,026	195,463	96,626	%51.40	91,361	%48.60	7,259
Western Australia	179,784	132,149	66,451	%52.71	59,612	%47.29	5,753
Tasmania	106,746	80,398	34,839	%45.20	42,236	%54.80	3,197
Total for Commonwealth	2,760,216	2,033,251	961,601	%49.33	987,611	%50.67	81,558
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 26,010 votes.
Not carried

Results

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