1946 Australian referendum (Industrial Employment)

none October 2021 October 2021 Australian Industrial Employment referendum, 1946 Australia Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled —"Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) 1946" ? 1946 09 28 y A simple majority of voters nationwide. A majority in 4 out of the 6 states. Proposal rejected due to gaining a majority in only 3 of the 6 states. 220 Majority in each state.#4daf4a Yes:QueenslandVictoriaWestern Australia#e41a1c No:New South WalesSouth AustraliaTasmania The Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) Bill 1946,https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billshistorical/HBILL194345V200055/upload_binary/055 - CONSTITUTION ALTERATION (INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT) Bill 1946.pdf Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) Bill 1946 (Cth). was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to give the Commonwealth power to make laws regulating employment in industry. It was put to voters for approval in a referendum held on 28 September 1946. The proposals was narrowly rejected, with a minority of 1.80% in the fourth state, South Australia.Handbook Question Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industrial Employment) 1946'? Proposed Changes to the Constitution The proposal was to insert into section 51 that the Parliament have power to make laws with respect to::(xxxiv.A.) Terms and conditions of employment in industry, but not so as to authorize any form of industrial conscription; Results + ResultHandbook State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal Vote % Vote % New South Wales 1,858,749 1,757,150 833,822 51.72 778,280 48.28 145,048 Victoria 1,345,537 1,261,374 609,355 52.08 560,773 47.92 91,246 Queensland 660,316 612,170 243,242 43.42 316,970 56.58 51,958 South Australia 420,361 399,301 179,153 48.20 192,516 51.80 27,632 Western Australia 300,337 279,066 142,186 55.74 112,881 44.26 23,999 Tasmania 154,553 144,880 52,517 41.37 74,440 58.63 17,923 Armed forcesArmed forces totals are also included in their respective states.  37,021 20,445 55.23 15,239 41.16 1337 Total for Commonwealth 4,739,853 4,453,941 2,060,275 50.30 2,035,860 49.70 357,806 Results Obtained majority in three states and an overall majority of 24,415 votes. Not carried Discussion This was the sixth occasion in which the commonwealth sought power to regulate terms and conditions of employment, rather than using the conciliation and arbitration power, having been unsuccessful in 1911, 1913, 1919, 1926 and 1944.Handbook For a referendum to approve an amendment of the constitution, it must ordinarily achieve a double majority: approved by a majority of states (i.e., four of the six states) as well as a majority of those voting nationwide.Cth act coaca430 Constitution 128 Mode of altering the Constitution. This was the third of five referendums (2021 10 y) to achieve an overall majority, but fail the requirement of a majority of states.Handbook of the 44th Parliament (2014) https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2014-10-31%2F0048%22 Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites - Constitutional referendums Parliamentary Library of Australia See also Politics of Australia History of Australia References 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. 1946 Referendum (Industrial Employment) Referendum (Industrial Employment) Category:1946 referendums 1946 (Industrial Employment) Category:Aftermath of World War II in Australia