State Debts
- This section is an excerpt from 1910 Australian referendum (State Debts) § Referendum results
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909?
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Result [1][2]
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. |
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Surplus Revenue
- This section is an excerpt from 1910 Australian referendum (Surplus Revenue) § Referendum results
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909'?
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Result [1][2]
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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