Australian referendum, 1926 (Essential Services)

Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926 sought to give the government power to protect the public from any actual or probable interruption of essential services

Essential services

Essential services may refer to a class of occupations that have been legislated by a government to have special restrictions in regard to labour actions - Such as not being allowed to legally strike....

. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1926

Australian referendum, 1926

The 1926 Australian Referendum was held on 4 September 1926. It contained two referendum questions.* Industry and Commerce * Essential Services ...

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?

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...	1,241,635	1,131,656	545,270	50.39%	536,734	49.61%	49,652	Yes
Victoria	968,861	888,661	296,548	35.55%	537,560	64.45%	54,553	No
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...	440,632	399,664	188,473	50.56%	184,320	49.44%	26,871	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...	303,054	281,492	81,966	31.32%	179,740	68.68%	19,786	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...	190,286	164,555	39,566	25.90%	113,222	74.10%	11,767	No
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...	110,484	98,356	43,679	48.59%	46,217	51.41%	8,460	No
Total for Commonwealth	3,254,952	2,964,384	1,195,502	42.80%	1,597,793	57.20%	171,089	No
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 402,291 votes.
Not carried

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