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'?
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. |
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