Australian referendum, 1946 (Marketing)

Constitution Alteration (Organised Marketing of Primary Products) 1946 was an Australian referendum held in the 1946 referendums which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to remove restrictions in Section 92 of the Constitution which limited Commonwealth power to make laws with respect to the organised marketing of primary products.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled "Constitution Alteration (Organised Marketing of Primary Products) 1946"?

Results

Result
State On

rolls

 Ballots

issued

 For Against Invalid
% %
New South Wales 1,858,749 1,757,150 855,233 %51.83 794,852 %48.17 107,065
Victoria 1,345,537 1,261,374 624,343 %52.37 567,860 %47.63 69,171
Queensland 660,316 612,170 251,672 %43.74 323,678 %56.26 36,820
South Australia 420,361 399,301 183,674 %48.74 193,201 %51.26 22,426
Western Australia 300,337 279,066 145,781 %56.21 113,562 %43.79 19,723
Tasmania 154,553 144,880 55,561 %42.55 75,018 %57.45 14,301
Armed Forces*   37,021 19,924 %53.81 15,997 %43.21 986
Total for Commonwealth 4,739,853 4,453,941 2,116,264 %50.57 2,068,171 %49.43 269,506
Obtained majority in three States and an overall majority of 48,093 votes.
Not carried

* Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.

Discussion

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.

See also


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