Australian referendum, 1913 (Railway Disputes)

Constitution Alteration (Railways Disputes) 1912 sought to give the Commonwealth Parliament power over industrial relations in the State railway services. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1913.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Railway Disputes) 1912'?

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
				%		%
New South Wales	1,036,187	717,855	316,928	%46.70	361,743	%53.30	37,928
Victoria	830,391	626,861	296,255	%48.79	310,921	%51.21	19,357
Queensland	363,082	280,525	146,521	%54.19	123,859	%45.81	9,924
South Australia	244,026	195,463	96,072	%51.28	91,262	%48.72	7,912
Western Australia	179,784	132,149	65,957	%52.38	59,965	%47.62	5,894
Tasmania	106,746	80,398	34,625	%45.01	42,296	%54.99	3,351
Total for Commonwealth	2,760,216	2,033,251	956,358	%49.13	990,046	%50.87	84,366
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 33,688 votes.
Not carried