Australian referendum, 1919 (Legislative Powers)

Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919 sought temporarily extend the government's legislative powers with respect to trade and commerce, corporations, industrial matters and trusts. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1919.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1919'?

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal	Result
				%		%
New South Wales	1,079,439	717,565	259,751	39.95%	390,450	60.05%	67,132	No
Victoria	837,408	638,098	369,210	64.65%	201,869	35.35%	66,227	Yes
Queensland	389,200	330,231	175,225	57.35%	130,299	42.65%	24,397	Yes
South Australia	268,235	178,092	40,520	25.28%	119,789	74.72%	17,656	No
Western Australia	163,544	103,235	48,142	51.75%	44,892	48.25%	9,854	Yes
Tasmania	112,036	65,716	18,509	33.43%	36,861	66.57%	10,128	No
Total for Commonwealth	2,849,862	2,032,937	911,357	49.65%	924,160	50.35%	195,394	No
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 12,803 votes.
Not carried