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1919 Australian referendum (Legislative Powers)

{{Short description|Unsuccessful proposal to temporarily expand Commonwealth power}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{infobox referendum

| name = Australian Legislative Powers referendum, 1919

| title = Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled —

"Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919" ?

| date = {{start date|1919|12|19|df=y}}

| country = Australia

| yes = 911,357

| no = 924,160

| invalid = 195,394

| electorate = 2,849,862

| outcome =

}}

The Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) Bill 1919,{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004B02562 |title=Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) Bill 1919 |via=legislation.gov.au |access-date=22 April 2019}} was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to temporarily extend Commonwealth legislative powers with respect to trade and commerce, corporations, industrial matters and trusts that was put to voters for approval in a referendum held in 1919. If approved, the amendments would have operated for a maximum of 3 years. The 1919 referendum was held in conjunction with the 1919 federal election.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919'?

Results

Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919'?

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|+ Result{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Handbook}}

width:180px" rowspan="2" | State

! width:70px" align=center rowspan="2" | Electoral roll

! width:70px" align=center rowspan="2" | Ballots issued

! width:140px" align=center colspan="2" | For

! width:140px" align=center colspan="2" | Against

! width:70px" align=center rowspan="2" | Informal

width:70px" align=center | Vote

! width:70px" align=center | %

! width:70px" align=center | Vote

! width:70px" align=center | %

align="right"

! style="text-align:left;" | New South Wales

| align="right" | 1,079,439

| align="right" | 717,565

| align="right" | 259,751

align="middle" | 39.95

| align="right" | 390,450

| {{No|60.05}}

| align="right" | 67,132

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! style="text-align:left" | Victoria

| align="right" | 837,408

| align="right" | 638,098

| align="right" | 369,210

| {{Yes|64.65}}

| align="right" | 201,869

| align="middle" | 35.35

align="right" | 66,227
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! style="text-align:left" | Queensland

| align="right" | 389,200

| align="right" | 330,231

| align="right" | 175,225

| {{Yes|57.35}}

| align="right" | 130,299

| align="middle" | 42.65

| align="right" | 24,397

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! style="text-align:left" | South Australia

| align="right" | 268,235

| align="right" | 178,092

| align="right" | 40,520

| align="middle" | 25.28

| align="right" | 119,789

| {{No|74.72}}

| align="right" | 17,656

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! style="text-align:left" | Western Australia

| align="right" | 163,544

| align="right" | 103,235

| align="right" | 48,142

| {{Yes|51.75}}

| align="right" | 44,892

| align="middle" | 48.25

| align="right" | 9,854

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! style="text-align:left" | Tasmania

| align="right" | 112,036

| align="right" | 65,716

| align="right" | 18,509

| align="middle" | 33.43

| align="right" | 36,861

| {{No|66.57}}

| align="right" | 10,128

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! style="text-align:left" | Total for Commonwealth

| noWrap align="right" | 2,849,862

| noWrap align="right" | 2,032,937

| noWrap align="right" | 911,357

| noWrap align="middle" | 49.65

| noWrap align="right" | 924,160

| {{No|50.35}}

| noWrap align="right" | 195,394

style="text-align:left;"| Results

| colSpan="8" | Obtained majority in three states and an overall minority of 12,803 votes. Not carried

References

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{{refn|name=Handbook|Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) {{cite web |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2014-10-31%2F0049%22 |title=Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results |publisher=Parliamentary Library of Australia}}}}

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Category:1919 referendums

Referendum (Legislative Powers)

Category:Constitutional referendums in Australia

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