709:
27:
108:
124:
518:
asked a single question that dealt with trade and commerce, corporations and industrial matters. This was an additional resolution that went beyond the previous proposal to directly address industrial disputes in the state railways. Like its forebear, none of these resolutions were carried. On each
1081:
240:
51. The
Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have Legislative power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to:
675:
627:
245:(xxxv.A.) Conciliation and arbitration for prevention and settlement of industrial disputes in relation to employment in the railway service of a State.
1013:
1177:
523:
515:
519:
of the many occasions a similar question was asked at a referendum the public decided not to vest power in the
Commonwealth over these matters.
1096:
697:
705:
1141:
1091:
1031:
232:
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the
Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Railway Disputes) 1912'?
1056:
1051:
997:
1071:
1136:
1167:
727:
1131:
256:
The referendum was not approved by a majority of voters, and a majority of the voters was achieved in only three states.
690:
631:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
880:
870:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
1162:
885:
875:
865:
835:
668:
683:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1086:
1076:
1066:
1061:
1046:
1041:
1036:
220:
204:
1172:
1023:
718:
208:
650:
714:
535:
659:
540:
212:
8:
236:
The proposal was to alter the text of section 51 of the
Constitution to read as follows:
651:
Constitutional Change: Select sources on
Constitutional change in Australia 1901–1997
560:
72:
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the
Constitution entitled —
588:. No. 30. 25 April 1913. pp. 1097–8 – via www.legislation.gov.au.
603:
581:
610:. No. 55. 2 August 1913. p. 1792 – via www.legislation.gov.au.
1156:
499:
Obtained majority in three states and an overall minority of 33,688 votes.
660:
Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The
Politics of Constitutional Amendment
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648:
Standing
Committee on Legislative and Constitutional Affairs (1997)
216:
663:
Australian
Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra.
628:"Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results"
582:"Notification of the receipt of a Writ for a Referendum"
219:
services. The question was put to a referendum in the
654:. Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra.
561:"Constitution Alteration (Railways Disputes) Bill"
76:"Constitution Alteration (Railway Disputes) 1912"
1154:
211:to give the Commonwealth legislative power over
201:Constitution Alteration (Railways Disputes) Bill
691:
465:
669:Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present
19:1913 Australian Railway Disputes referendum
698:
684:
621:
619:
617:
598:
596:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
1178:Constitutional referendums in Australia
666:Australian Electoral Commission (2007)
625:Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014)
614:
1155:
593:
478:
679:
524:1911 referendum on trade and commerce
13:
642:
632:Parliamentary Library of Australia
14:
1189:
608:Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
586:Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
707:
203:1912 was an unsuccessful
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106:
25:
570:– via legislation.gov.au.
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553:
1:
546:
509:
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430:
402:
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338:
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293:
290:
287:
284:
7:
1168:1913 elections in Australia
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437:
409:
381:
353:
325:
297:
226:
10:
1194:
604:"Result of the Referendum"
251:
221:1913 Australian referendum
1022:
1007:Constitutional Convention
1006:
726:
497:
264:
207:that sought to alter the
182:Registered voters/turnout
100:
97:
88:
83:
70:
39:
23:
657:Bennett, Scott (2003).
489:
481:
475:
472:
469:
467:Total for Commonwealth
209:Australian Constitution
205:referendum held in 1913
153:Invalid or blank votes
1163:1913 in Australian law
249:
536:Politics of Australia
238:
47:31 May 1913
541:History of Australia
213:industrial relations
261:
20:
411:Western Australia
259:
18:
1150:
1149:
728:Federal elections
507:
506:
197:
196:
193:
192:
61:
60:
1185:
1173:1913 referendums
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711:
700:
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636:
635:
623:
612:
611:
600:
591:
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578:
572:
571:
569:
567:
557:
383:South Australia
299:New South Wales
262:
258:
183:
126:
125:
110:
109:
90:
89:
66:
65:
54:
52:
41:
40:
35:
34:
30:
29:
28:
21:
17:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1182:
1153:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1018:
1002:
722:
706:
704:
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643:Further reading
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549:
532:
516:1911 referendum
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271:Ballots issued
268:Electoral roll
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95:
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64:
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31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1191:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1028:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1001:
1000:
995:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
732:
730:
724:
723:
703:
702:
695:
688:
680:
674:
673:
672:AEC, Canberra.
664:
655:
644:
641:
638:
637:
613:
592:
573:
551:
550:
548:
545:
544:
543:
538:
531:
528:
527:
526:
511:
508:
505:
504:
496:
492:
491:
488:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
464:
463:
460:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
436:
435:
432:
429:
426:
421:
418:
415:
412:
408:
407:
404:
401:
398:
393:
390:
387:
384:
380:
379:
376:
373:
370:
365:
362:
359:
356:
352:
351:
348:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
324:
323:
320:
315:
312:
309:
306:
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296:
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292:
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4:
3:
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1190:
1179:
1176:
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1169:
1166:
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1158:
1143:
1140:
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1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1021:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1005:
999:
996:
994:
993:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
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922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
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849:
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839:
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829:
827:
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822:
819:
817:
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812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
729:
725:
720:
716:
710:
701:
696:
694:
689:
687:
682:
681:
678:
671:
670:
665:
662:
661:
656:
653:
652:
647:
646:
633:
629:
622:
620:
618:
609:
605:
599:
597:
587:
583:
577:
562:
556:
552:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
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522:
521:
520:
517:
503:
500:
494:
493:
487:
484:
466:
461:
459:
456:
453:
447:
444:
441:
438:
433:
427:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
405:
399:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
377:
371:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
349:
347:
344:
341:
335:
332:
329:
326:
321:
319:
316:
313:
307:
304:
301:
298:
283:
263:
257:
246:
243:
242:
241:
237:
234:
233:
224:
222:
218:
215:in the state
214:
210:
206:
202:
188:
185:
180:
179:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
162:
158:
155:
152:
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144:
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140:
137:
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92:
91:
87:
82:
77:
69:
57:
55:
45:
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998:by-elections
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721:in Australia
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142:Valid votes
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130:
75:
46:
15:
1024:Referendums
719:referendums
502:Not carried
355:Queensland
165:Total votes
1157:Categories
547:References
510:Discussion
473:2,033,251
470:2,760,216
302:1,036,187
186:2,760,216
145:1,946,404
51:1913-05-31
715:elections
439:Tasmania
327:Victoria
280:Informal
170:2,030,770
713:Federal
566:22 April
530:See also
495:Results
482:990,046
476:956,358
442:106,746
417:132,149
414:179,784
389:195,463
386:244,026
372:123,859
364:146,521
361:280,525
358:363,082
342:310,921
336:296,255
333:626,861
330:830,391
314:361,743
308:316,928
305:717,855
277:Against
227:Question
114:956,358
490:84,366
454:42,296
448:34,625
445:80,398
428:59,965
420:65,957
400:91,262
392:96,072
350:19,357
322:37,928
252:Results
217:railway
189:73.57%
175:100.00%
156:84,366
148:95.85%
131:990,046
117:49.13%
84:Results
78: ?
49: (
479:49.13
462:3,351
451:45.01
434:5,894
431:47.62
406:7,912
403:48.72
378:9,924
375:45.81
339:48.79
311:46.70
265:State
159:4.15%
136:50.87%
98:Votes
94:Choice
486:50.87
458:54.99
424:52.38
396:51.28
368:54.19
346:51.21
318:53.30
291:Vote
285:Vote
1142:2023
1137:2017
1132:1999
1127:1988
1122:1984
1117:1977
1112:1974
1107:1973
1102:1967
1097:1951
1092:1948
1087:1946
1082:1944
1077:1937
1072:1928
1067:1926
1062:1919
1057:1917
1052:1916
1047:1913
1042:1911
1037:1910
1032:1906
1014:1997
992:Next
986:2022
981:2019
976:2016
971:2013
966:2010
961:2007
956:2004
951:2001
946:1998
941:1996
936:1993
931:1990
926:1987
921:1984
916:1983
911:1980
906:1977
901:1975
896:1974
891:1972
886:1970
881:1969
876:1967
871:1966
866:1964
861:1963
856:1961
851:1958
846:1955
841:1954
836:1953
831:1951
826:1949
821:1946
816:1943
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806:1937
801:1934
796:1931
791:1929
786:1928
781:1925
776:1922
771:1919
766:1917
761:1914
756:1913
751:1910
746:1906
741:1903
736:1901
717:and
568:2019
514:The
274:For
199:The
111:Yes
127:No
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