Australian referendum, 1926 (Essential Services)
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Question
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?
Results
State | On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For | Against | Informal | Result | ||
% | % | |||||||
New South Wales | 1,241,635 | 1,131,656 | 545,270 | 50.39% | 536,734 | 49.61% | 49,652 | Yes |
Victoria | 968,861 | 888,661 | 296,548 | 35.55% | 537,560 | 64.45% | 54,553 | No |
Queensland | 440,632 | 399,664 | 188,473 | 50.56% | 184,320 | 49.44% | 26,871 | Yes |
South Australia | 303,054 | 281,492 | 81,966 | 31.32% | 179,740 | 68.68% | 19,786 | No |
Western Australia | 190,286 | 164,555 | 39,566 | 25.90% | 113,222 | 74.10% | 11,767 | No |
Tasmania | 110,484 | 98,356 | 43,679 | 48.59% | 46,217 | 51.41% | 8,460 | No |
Total for Commonwealth | 3,254,952 | 2,964,384 | 1,195,502 | 42.80% | 1,597,793 | 57.20% | 171,089 | No |
Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. | ||||||||
Not carried |
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