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	States in favour	Voters in favour	Result
(20) Social Services	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6:0	54.4%	Carried
(21) Marketing	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	3:3	50.6%	Not carried
(22) Industrial Employment	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	3:3	50.3%	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

• Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101.
• 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". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia..
• Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra.