Australian referendum, 1937 (Aviation)

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Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936 sought to give the government legislative power with respect to air navigation and aircraft. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1937.

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Aviation) 1936'?

Result
State On

rolls

 Ballots

issued

 For Against Informal
 %  %
New South Wales 1,550,947 1,461,860 664,589  %47.25 741,821  %52.75 55,450
Victoria 1,128,492 1,074,278 675,481  %65.10 362,112  %34.90 36,685
Queensland 562,240 519,933 310,352  %61.87 191,251  %38.13 18,330
South Australia 358,069 341,444 128,582  %40.13 191,831  %59.87 21,031
Western Australia 247,536 221,832 100,326  %47.58 110,529  %52.42 10,977
Tasmania 133,444 125,016 45,616  %38.94 71,518  %61.06 7,882
Total for Commonwealth 3,980,728 3,744,363 1,924,946  %53.56 1,669,062  %46.44 150,355
Obtained majority in two States and an overall majority

of 255,884 votes.
Not

carried

This was one of the few instances where an overall majority was overridden by not having a majority of states.

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