Australian referendum, 1926 (Essential Services)

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Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926 sought to give the government power to protect the public from any actual or probable interruption of essential services. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1926.

[edit] Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?

Result
State On

rolls

Ballots

issued

For Against Informal
 %  %
New South Wales 1,241,635 1,131,656 545,270  %50.39 536,734  %49.61 49,652
Victoria 968,861 888,661 296,548  %35.55 537,560  %64.45 54,553
Queensland 440,632 399,664 188,473  %50.56 184,320  %49.44 26,871
South Australia 303,054 281,492 81,966  %31.32 179,740  %68.68 19,786
Western Australia 190,286 164,555 39,566  %25.90 113,222  %74.10 11,767
Tasmania 110,484 98,356 43,679  %48.59 46,217  %51.41 8,460
Total for Commonwealth 3,254,952 2,964,384 1,195,502  %42.80 1,597,793  %57.20 171,089
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority

of 402,291 votes.

Not

carried