Australian referendum, 1919 (Legislative Powers)

Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919 sought temporarily extend the government's legislative powers with respect to trade and commerce, corporations, industrial matters and trusts. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1919

Australian referendum, 1919

The 1919 Australian Referendum was held on 13 December 1919. It contained two referendum questions.* Legislative Powers * Nationalisation of Monopolies ...

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919'?

Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal	Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued		%		%	Informal	Result
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...	1,079,439	717,565	259,751	39.95%	390,450	60.05%	67,132	No
Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	837,408	638,098	369,210	64.65%	201,869	35.35%	66,227	Yes
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...	389,200	330,231	175,225	57.35%	130,299	42.65%	24,397	Yes
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...	268,235	178,092	40,520	25.28%	119,789	74.72%	17,656	No
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...	163,544	103,235	48,142	51.75%	44,892	48.25%	9,854	Yes
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...	112,036	65,716	18,509	33.43%	36,861	66.57%	10,128	No
Total for Commonwealth	2,849,862	2,032,937	911,357	49.65%	924,160	50.35%	195,394	No
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 12,803 votes.
Not carried

Results

See also