Australian referendum, 1919 (Monopolies)
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Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1919 sought to extend the government's power to legislate monopolies. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1919
Australian referendum, 1919
The 1919 Australian Referendum was held on 13 December 1919. It contained two referendum questions.* Legislative Powers * Nationalisation of Monopolies ...

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Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Nationalisation of Monopolies) 1919'?
Result
State On
rolls
Ballots
issued
For Against Informal Result
% %
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 
1,079,439 717,565 227,156 38.31% 365,847 61.69% 124,330 No
Victoria  837,408 638,098 324,343 63.29% 188,129 36.71% 124,834 Yes
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 
389,200 330,231 162,062 56.92% 122,650 43.08% 45,209 Yes
South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

 
268,235 178,092 38,503 25.54% 112,259 74.46% 27,203 No
Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 
163,544 103,235 45,285 53.99% 38,584 46.01% 19,019 Yes
Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

112,036 65,716 16,531 34.08% 31,982 65.92% 16,985 No
Total for Commonwealth 2,849,862 2,032,937 813,880 48.64% 859,451 51.36% 357,580 No
Obtained majority in three States and an overall
minority of 45,571 votes.
Not
carried

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