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Australian referendum, 1913 (Trade and Commerce)
The government sought to extend it's power over trade and commerce in Constitution Alteration (Trade and Commerce) 1912. 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 (Trade and Commerce) 1912'?
| State | On rolls | Ballots issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 1,036,187 | 717,855 | 317,848 | %46.93 | 359,418 | %53.07 | 39,333 |
| Victoria | 830,391 | 626,861 | 297,290 | %49.12 | 307,975 | %50.88 | 21,268 |
| Queensland | 363,082 | 280,525 | 146,187 | %54.34 | 122,813 | %45.66 | 11,304 |
| South Australia | 244,026 | 195,463 | 96,085 | %51.32 | 91,144 | %48.68 | 8,017 |
| Western Australia | 179,784 | 132,149 | 66,349 | %52.86 | 59,181 | %47.14 | 6,286 |
| Tasmania | 106,746 | 80,398 | 34,660 | %45.16 | 42,084 | %54.84 | 3,528 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 2,760,216 | 2,033,251 | 958,419 | %49.38 | 982,615 | %50.62 | 89,736 |
| Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 24,196 votes. | |||||||
| Not carried | |||||||
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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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