1913 Australian referendum (Trusts)

Unsuccessful Australian referendum April 2022 1913 Australian Trusts referendum Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled —"Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912" ? 1913 05 31 y Australia 967,331 975,943 87,496 2,760,216 The Constitution Alteration (Trusts) Bill 1912,https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004B02245 Constitution Alteration (Trusts) Bill 1912 legislation.gov.au 22 April 2019 was an unsuccessful referendum held in 1913 that sought to alter the Australian Constitution to give the Commonwealth legislative power in respect to trusts. Question Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Trusts) 1912'? Proposed Changes to the Constitution The proposal was to alter the text of section 51 of the Constitution to read as follows:https://www.legislation.gov.au/file/1913GN30 Notification of the receipt of a Writ for a Referendum Commonwealth of Australia Gazette www.legislation.gov.au 25 April 1913 30 1097–8. (substituted text in bold) 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: (xl.) Trusts, combinations, and monopolies in relation to the production, manufacture, or supply of goods, or the supply of services. Results The referendum was not approved by a majority of voters, and a majority of the voters was achieved in only three states.GazetteHandbook + ResultGazetteHandbook State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal Vote % Vote % New South Wales 1,036,187 717,855 319,150 47.12 358,155 52.88 39,294 Victoria 830,391 626,861 301,729 49.71 305,268 50.29 19,536 Queensland 363,082 280,525 147,871 54.78 122,088 45.22 10,345 South Australia 244,026 195,463 96,400 51.67 90,185 48.33 8,661 Western Australia 179,784 132,149 67,342 53.59 58,312 46.41 6,162 Tasmania 106,746 80,398 314,839 45.38 41,935 54.62 3,498 Total for Commonwealth 2,760,216 2,033,251 967,331 49.78 975,943 50.22 87,496 Results Obtained majority in three states and an overall minority of 8,612 votes. Not carried Discussion The 1911 referendum asked a single question that dealt with the acquisition of monopolies. This resolution separated laws in relation to monopolies and the acquisition of monopolies into different questions. Like its forebear, neither resolution was carried. On each 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. 1911 referendum on monopolies See also Politics of Australia History of Australia References Gazette https://www.legislation.gov.au/file/1913GN55 Result of the Referendum Commonwealth of Australia Gazette www.legislation.gov.au 2 August 1913 55 1792 Handbook Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2014-10-31%2F0049%22 Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Referendum results Parliamentary Library of Australia Further reading Standing Committee on Legislative and Constitutional Affairs (1997) Constitutional Change: Select sources on Constitutional change in Australia 1901–1997 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605092632/http://www.aph.gov.au/HOUSE/committee/laca/Inquiryinconch.htm 5 June 2011 . Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra. Bennett, Scott (2003). Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment https://web.archive.org/web/20120216200422/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/2002-03/03RP11.htm 16 February 2012 Australian Department of the Parliamentary Library, Canberra. Australian Electoral Commission (2007) Referendum Dates and Results 1906 – Present AEC, Canberra. 1913 Referendum (Trusts) Referendum (Trusts) Category:1913 referendums 1913 (Trusts)