Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) 1946 sought to give the government legislative powers over the terms and conditions of industrial employment but not so as to authorise any form of industrial conscription. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1946.
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) 1946'?
| State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 1,858,749 | 1,757,150 | 833,822 | %51.72 | 778,280 | %48.28 | 145,048 |
| Victoria | 1,345,537 | 1,261,374 | 609,355 | %52.08 | 560,773 | %47.92 | 91,246 |
| Queensland | 660,316 | 612,170 | 243,242 | %43.42 | 316,970 | %56.58 | 51,958 |
| South Australia | 420,361 | 399,301 | 179,153 | %48.20 | 192,516 | %51.80 | 27,632 |
| Western Australia | 300,337 | 279,066 | 142,186 | %55.74 | 112,881 | %44.26 | 23,999 |
| Tasmania | 154,553 | 144,880 | 52,517 | %41.37 | 74,440 | %58.63 | 17,923 |
| Armed Forces* | 37,021 | 20,445 | %55.23 | 15,239 | %41.16 | 1337 | |
| Total for Commonwealth | 4,739,853 | 4,453,941 | 2,060,275 | %50.30 | 2,035,860 | %49.70 | 357,806 |
| Obtained majority in three States and an overall
majority of 24,415 votes. |
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| Not
carried |
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* Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
This was one of the few occasions when an overall national majority was evident, albeit by a small margin, but no state majority was reached resulting in the referendum being not carried.
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