Australian referendum, 1913 (Railway Disputes)

Constitution Alteration (Railways Disputes) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power over industrial relations in the State railway services.
The question was put to a referendum 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 ...

Results

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

Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
State	On rolls	Ballots issued		%		%	Informal
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	1,036,187	717,855	316,928	%46.70	361,743	%53.30	37,928
Victoria	830,391	626,861	296,255	%48.79	310,921	%51.21	19,357
Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	363,082	280,525	146,521	%54.19	123,859	%45.81	9,924
South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	244,026	195,463	96,072	%51.28	91,262	%48.72	7,912
Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...	179,784	132,149	65,957	%52.38	59,965	%47.62	5,894
Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...	106,746	80,398	34,625	%45.01	42,296	%54.99	3,351
Total for Commonwealth	2,760,216	2,033,251	956,358	%49.13	990,046	%50.87	84,366
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 33,688 votes.
Not carried

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