1926 Australian referendum (Industry and Commerce)

The Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) Bill 1926,[1] was an Australian referendum held in the 1926 referendums which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to extend the Commonwealth legislative power in respect to corporations, and to give it the power to make laws with respect to trusts and combinations in restraint of trade, trade unions and employer associations.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926'?

Results

The referendum was not approved by a majority of voters, and a majority of the voters was achieved in only two states, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

Result
StateOn

rolls

 Ballots

issued

 For Against Informal Result
% %
New South Wales1,241,635 1,131,656 566,97351.53% 533,284 48.47%31,399 Yes
Victoria968,861888,661 310,26136.23% 546,138 63.77%32,262 No
Queensland440,632 399,664 202,69152.10% 186,374 47.90%10,599 Yes
South Australia303,054 281,492 78,98329.32% 190,396 70.68%12,113 No
Western Australia190,286 164,555 46,46929.29% 112,185 70.71%5,901 No
Tasmania110,48498,356 41,71144.86% 51,278 55.14%5,367 No
Total for Commonwealth3,254,952 2,964,384 1,247,08843.50% 1,619,655 56.50%97,641 No
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 372,567 votes.
Not carried

References
  1. "Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) Bill 1926". Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via legislation.gov.au.
  2. Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.


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