Australian referendum, 1937 (Aviation)

Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936 sought to give the government legislative power with respect to air navigation

Air navigation

The basic principles of air navigation are identical to general navigation, which includes the process of planning, recording, and controlling the movement of a craft from one place to another....

and aircraft

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1937

Australian referendum, 1937

The 1937 Australian Referendum was held on 6 March 1937. It contained two referendum questions.* Aviation * Marketing ...

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936'?

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...	1,550,947	1,461,860	664,589	%47.25	741,821	%52.75	55,450
Victoria	1,128,492	1,074,278	675,481	%65.10	362,112	%34.90	36,685
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...	562,240	519,933	310,352	%61.87	191,251	%38.13	18,330
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...	358,069	341,444	128,582	%40.13	191,831	%59.87	21,031
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...	247,536	221,832	100,326	%47.58	110,529	%52.42	10,977
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...	133,444	125,016	45,616	%38.94	71,518	%61.06	7,882
Total for Commonwealth	3,980,728	3,744,363	1,924,946	%53.56	1,669,062	%46.44	150,355
Obtained majority in two States and an overall majority of 255,884 votes.
Not carried

Discussion

This was one of the few instances where an overall majority was overridden by not having a majority of states.

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Discussion

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