Australian referendum, 1946

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The 1946 Australian Referendum was held on 28 September 1946. It contained three referendum questions.

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Results [1]
Question NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas States in favour Voters in favourResult
(20) Social Services YesYesYesYesYesYes6:054.4%Carried
(21) Marketing YesYesNoNoYesNo3:350.6%Not carried
(22) Industrial Employment YesYesNoNoYesNo3:350.3%Not carried

The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1946 federal election.

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References

  1. Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results". Parliamentary Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017..

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