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Australian referendum, 1913 (Industrial Matters)
Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912 sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws with respect to industrial matters. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1913.
Results
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912'?
| State | On rolls | Ballots issued | For | Against | 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 | |||||||
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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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