Australian referendum, 1913 (Trusts)

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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.

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Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912'?

Result

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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Referendums and plebiscites in Australia
Referendum of 1913
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