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The 1910 Australian referendum was held on 13 April 1910, in conjunction with the 1910 federal election. It contained two referendum questions.
Question | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | States in favour | Voters in favour | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(2) State Debts | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5:1 | 55% | Carried |
(3) Surplus Revenue | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 3:3 | 49% | Not carried |
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909?
State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | Against | Informal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vote | % | Vote | % | |||||
New South Wales | 834,662 | 512,802 | 159,275 | 33.34 | 318,412 | 66.66 | 34,060 | |
Victoria | 703,699 | 468,535 | 279,392 | 64.59 | 153,148 | 35.41 | 33,824 | |
Queensland | 279,031 | 170,634 | 102,705 | 64.57 | 56,346 | 35.43 | 9,971 | |
South Australia | 207,655 | 110,053 | 72,985 | 73.18 | 26,742 | 26.82 | 10,252 | |
Western Australia | 134,979 | 83,893 | 57,367 | 72.80 | 21,437 | 27.20 | 4,324 | |
Tasmania | 98,456 | 57,609 | 43,329 | 80.97 | 10,186 | 19.03 | 3,778 | |
Total for Commonwealth | 2,258,482 | 1,403,976 | 715,053 | 54.95 | 586,271 | 45.05 | 96,209 | |
Results | Obtained majority in 5 states and an overall majority of 128,782 votes. Carried. |
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909'?
State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | Against | Informal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vote | % | Vote | % | |||||
New South Wales | 834,662 | 512,802 | 227,650 | 47.35 | 253,107 | 52.65 | 31,411 | |
Victoria | 703,699 | 468,535 | 200,165 | 45.26 | 242,119 | 54.74 | 24,299 | |
Queensland | 279,031 | 170,634 | 87,130 | 54.58 | 72,516 | 45.42 | 9,489 | |
South Australia | 207,655 | 110,503 | 49,352 | 49.06 | 51,250 | 50.94 | 9,679 | |
Western Australia | 134,979 | 83,893 | 49,050 | 61.74 | 30,392 | 38.26 | 3,890 | |
Tasmania | 98,456 | 57,609 | 32,167 | 59.99 | 21,454 | 40.01 | 3,669 | |
Total for Commonwealth | 2,258,482 | 1,403,976 | 645,514 | 49.04 | 670,838 | 50.96 | 82,437 | |
Results | Obtained majority in three states and an overall minority of 25,324 votes. Not carried |
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