The 1946 Australian referendum was held on 28 September 1946. It contained three referendum questions.
The referendum was held in conjunction with the 1946 federal election.
Results in detail
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Social Services
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- This section is an excerpt from 1946 Australian referendum (Social Services) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
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For
|
Against
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Informal
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Vote
|
%
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Vote
|
%
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New South Wales
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1,858,749
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1,757,150
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897,887
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54.00
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764,723
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46.00
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94,540
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Victoria
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1,345,537
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1,261,374
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671,967
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55.98
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528,452
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44.02
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60,955
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Queensland
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660,316
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612,170
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299,205
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51.26
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284,465
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48.74
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28,500
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South Australia
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420,361
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399,301
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197,395
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51.73
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184,172
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48.27
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17,734
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Western Australia
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300,337
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279,066
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164,017
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62.26
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99,412
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37.74
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15,637
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Tasmania
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154,553
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144,880
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67,463
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50.58
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65,924
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49.42
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11,493
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Armed forces [a]
|
|
37,021
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22,824
|
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13,211
|
|
986
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Total for Commonwealth
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4,739,853
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4,453,941
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2,297,934
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54.39
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1,927,148
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45.61
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228,859
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Results
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Obtained majority in six states and an overall majority of 370,786 votes. Carried
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- ^ Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
Marketing
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- This section is an excerpt from 1946 Australian referendum (Marketing) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
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For
|
Against
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Informal
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Vote
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%
|
Vote
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%
|
New South Wales
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1,858,749
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1,757,150
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855,233
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51.83
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794,852
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48.17
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107,065
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Victoria
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1,345,537
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1,261,374
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624,343
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52.37
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567,860
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47.63
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69,171
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Queensland
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660,316
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612,170
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251,672
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43.74
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323,678
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56.26
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36,820
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South Australia
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420,361
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399,301
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183,674
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48.74
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193,201
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51.26
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22,426
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Western Australia
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300,337
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279,066
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145,781
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56.21
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113,562
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43.79
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19,723
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Tasmania
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154,553
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144,880
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55,561
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42.55
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75,018
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57.45
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14,301
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Armed forces [a]
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37,021
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19,924
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53.81
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15,997
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43.21
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986
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Total for Commonwealth
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4,739,853
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4,453,941
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2,116,264
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50.57
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2,068,171
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49.43
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269,506
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Results
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Obtained majority in three states and an overall majority of 48,093 votes. Not carried
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- ^ Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
Industrial Employment
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- This section is an excerpt from 1946 Australian referendum (Industrial Employment) § Results
Result [1]
State
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Electoral roll
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Ballots issued
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For
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Against
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Informal
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Vote
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%
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Vote
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%
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New South Wales
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1,858,749
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1,757,150
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833,822
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51.72
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778,280
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48.28
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145,048
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Victoria
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1,345,537
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1,261,374
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609,355
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52.08
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560,773
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47.92
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91,246
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Queensland
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660,316
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612,170
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243,242
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43.42
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316,970
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56.58
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51,958
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South Australia
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420,361
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399,301
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179,153
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48.20
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192,516
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51.80
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27,632
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Western Australia
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300,337
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279,066
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142,186
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55.74
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112,881
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44.26
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23,999
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Tasmania
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154,553
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144,880
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52,517
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41.37
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74,440
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58.63
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17,923
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Armed forces [a]
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37,021
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20,445
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55.23
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15,239
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41.16
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1337
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Total for Commonwealth
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4,739,853
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4,453,941
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2,060,275
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50.30
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2,035,860
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49.70
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357,806
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Results
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Obtained majority in three states and an overall majority of 24,415 votes. Not carried
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- ^ Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
See also
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References
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Further reading
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