Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926 sought to extend the government's legislative powers with 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. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1926.
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926'?
| State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | Result | ||
| % | % | |||||||
| New South Wales | 1,241,635 | 1,131,656 | 566,973 | 51.53% | 533,284 | 48.47% | 31,399 | Yes |
| Victoria | 968,861 | 888,661 | 310,261 | 36.23% | 546,138 | 63.77% | 32,262 | No |
| Queensland | 440,632 | 399,664 | 202,691 | 52.10% | 186,374 | 47.90% | 10,599 | Yes |
| South Australia | 303,054 | 281,492 | 78,983 | 29.32% | 190,396 | 70.68% | 12,113 | No |
| Western Australia | 190,286 | 164,555 | 46,469 | 29.29% | 112,185 | 70.71% | 5,901 | No |
| Tasmania | 110,484 | 98,356 | 41,711 | 44.86% | 51,278 | 55.14% | 5,367 | No |
| Total for Commonwealth | 3,254,952 | 2,964,384 | 1,247,088 | 43.50% | 1,619,655 | 56.50% | 97,641 | No |
| Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority
of 372,567 votes. |
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| Not
carried |
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