Australian referendum, 1926 (Industry and Commerce)

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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'?

Result
State On

rolls

 Ballots

issued

 For Against Informal
 %  %
New South Wales 1,241,635 1,131,656 566,973  %51.53 533,284  %48.47 31,399
Victoria 968,861 888,661 310,261  %36.23 546,138  %63.77 32,262
Queensland 440,632 399,664 202,691  %52.10 186,374  %47.90 10,599
South Australia 303,054 281,492 78,983  %29.32 190,396  %70.68 12,113
Western Australia 190,286 164,555 46,469  %29.29 112,185  %70.71 5,901
Tasmania 110,484 98,356 41,711  %44.86 51,278  %55.14 5,367
Total for Commonwealth 3,254,952 2,964,384 1,247,088  %43.50 1,619,655  %56.50 97,641
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority

of 372,567 votes.
Not

carried

v • d • e
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