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Referendum
results
Question: Do
you approve of the proposed law for the
alteration of the Constitution entitled
'Constitution Alteration (Senate Elections)
1906?
Result
| State |
On rolls |
Ballots issued |
For |
Against |
Informal |
Result |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| New South Wales |
737,599 |
381,019 |
286,888 |
83.85 |
55,261 |
16.15 |
37,929 |
Yes |
| Victoria |
672,054 |
380,953 |
282,739 |
83.10 |
57,487 |
16.90 |
38,936 |
Yes |
| Queensland |
271,109 |
124,352 |
81,295 |
76.84 |
24,502 |
23.16 |
15,325 |
Yes |
| South Australia |
193,118 |
70,479 |
54,297 |
86.99 |
8,121 |
13.01 |
7,892 |
Yes |
| Western Australia |
145,473 |
52,712 |
34,736 |
78.93 |
9,274 |
21.07 |
6,312 |
Yes |
| Tasmania |
90,209 |
48,792 |
34,056 |
81.32 |
7,825 |
18.68 |
5,761 |
Yes |
| Total for Commonwealth |
2,109,562 |
1,058,277 |
744,011 |
82.65 |
162,470 |
17.35 |
112,155 |
Yes |
| Results |
Obtained majority in all 6
States and an overall majority of 581,541
votes. |
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