1946 Australian referendum

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

Results

Question	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	Majority of states?	Majority of voters?	Result
(20) Social Services	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Carried
(21) Marketing	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Not carried
(22) Industrial Employment	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Not carried

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

See also

• Referendums in Australia
• Politics of Australia
• History of Australia

Further reading

• Standing Committee on Legislative and Constitutional Affairs (1997) Constitutional Change: Select sources on Constitutional change in Australia 1901–1997. Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra.
• Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) "Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites". Parliamentary Library of Australia.
• Bennett, Scott (2003). Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment Australian Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra.
• Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.