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Australian referendum, 1913 (Trusts)
Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to trusts. 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 (Trusts) 1912'?
| State | On rolls | Ballots issued | For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 1,036,187 | 717,855 | 319,150 | %47.12 | 358,155 | %52.88 | 39,294 |
| Victoria | 830,391 | 626,861 | 301,729 | %49.71 | 305,268 | %50.29 | 19,536 |
| Queensland | 363,082 | 280,525 | 147,871 | %54.78 | 122,088 | %45.22 | 10,345 |
| South Australia | 244,026 | 195,463 | 96,400 | %51.67 | 90,185 | %48.33 | 8,661 |
| Western Australia | 179,784 | 132,149 | 67,342 | %53.59 | 58,312 | %46.41 | 6,162 |
| Tasmania | 106,746 | 80,398 | 34,839 | %45.38 | 41,935 | %54.62 | 3,498 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 2,760,216 | 2,033,251 | 967,331 | %49.78 | 975,943 | %50.22 | 87,496 |
| Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 8,612 votes. | |||||||
| Not carried | |||||||
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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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