Australian referendum, 1913 (Industrial Matters)

The Australian referendum, 1913 (Industrial Matters), or more correctly, Constitution Alteration (Industrial Matters) 1912, was a question put to referendum in the Australian referendum, 1913. It sought to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's power to make laws with respect to industrial matters.

Results

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

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal
				%		%
New South Wales	1,036,187	717,855	318,622	%46.88	361,044	%53.12	36,933
Victoria	830,391	626,861	297,892	%49.02	309,804	%50.98	18,837
Queensland	363,082	280,525	147,171	%54.36	123,554	%45.64	9,579
South Australia	244,026	195,463	96,626	%51.40	91,361	%48.60	7,259
Western Australia	179,784	132,149	66,451	%52.71	59,612	%47.29	5,753
Tasmania	106,746	80,398	34,839	%45.20	42,236	%54.80	3,197
Total for Commonwealth	2,760,216	2,033,251	961,601	%49.33	987,611	%50.67	81,558
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 26,010 votes.
Not carried