1910 Australian referendum

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The 1910 Australian referendum was held on 13 April 1910, in conjunction with the 1910 federal election. It contained two referendum questions.

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Result [1] [2]
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favourVoters in favourResult
(2) State Debts NoYesYesYesYesYes5:155%Carried
(3) Surplus Revenue NoNoYesNoYesYes3:349%Not carried

Results in detail

State Debts

This section is an excerpt from 1910 Australian referendum (State Debts) § Referendum results

Question:Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909?

Result [1] [2]
StateElectoral rollBallots issuedForAgainstInformal
Vote %Vote %
New South Wales834,662512,802159,27533.34318,41266.6634,060
Victoria703,699468,535279,39264.59153,14835.4133,824
Queensland279,031170,634102,70564.5756,34635.439,971
South Australia207,655110,05372,98573.1826,74226.8210,252
Western Australia134,97983,89357,36772.8021,43727.204,324
Tasmania98,45657,60943,32980.9710,18619.033,778
Total for Commonwealth2,258,4821,403,976715,05354.95586,27145.0596,209
ResultsObtained majority in 5 states and an overall majority of 128,782 votes.Carried.

Surplus Revenue

This section is an excerpt from 1910 Australian referendum (Surplus Revenue) § Referendum results

Question:Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909'?

Result [1] [2]
StateElectoral rollBallots issuedForAgainstInformal
Vote %Vote %
New South Wales 834,662 512,802 227,650 47.35 253,107 52.6531,411
Victoria 703,699 468,535 200,165 45.26 242,119 54.7424,299
Queensland 279,031 170,634 87,130 54.5872,516 45.42 9,489
South Australia 207,655 110,503 49,352 49.06 51,250 50.949,679
Western Australia 134,979 83,893 49,050 61.7430,392 38.26 3,890
Tasmania 98,456 57,609 32,167 59.9921,454 40.01 3,669
Total for Commonwealth 2,258,482 1,403,976 645,514 49.04 670,838 50.9682,437
ResultsObtained majority in three states and an overall minority of 25,324 votes.Not carried

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Result of the Referendum". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 38. 3 June 1910. pp. 1157–8 via www.legislation.gov.au.
  2. 1 2 3 Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia.

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