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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.
Results
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Railway Disputes) 1912'?
| State | On rolls | Ballots issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| 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 | 363,082 | 280,525 | 146,521 | %54.19 | 123,859 | %45.81 | 9,924 |
| South Australia | 244,026 | 195,463 | 96,072 | %51.28 | 91,262 | %48.72 | 7,912 |
| Western Australia | 179,784 | 132,149 | 65,957 | %52.38 | 59,965 | %47.62 | 5,894 |
| Tasmania | 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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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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