title: 1911 Australian referendum
text: # 1911 Australian referendum
  
  The 1911 Australian referendum was held on 26 April 1911. It contained two referendum questions.
  
  Result :
  
  | Question | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | States in favour | Voters in favour | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | (4) Trade and Commerce | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 1:5 | 39% | Not carried |
  | (5) Nationalisation of Monopolies | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 1:5 | 40% | Not carried |
  
  ## Results in detail
  
  ### Trade and Commerce
  
      This section is an excerpt from 1911 Australian referendum (Trade and Commerce) § Results
  
  Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Legislative Powers) 1910'?
  
  Result :
  
  | State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
  | New South Wales | 868,194 | 384,188 | 135,968 | 36.11 | 240,605 | 63.89 | 7,396 |
  | Victoria | 723,377 | 448,566 | 170,288 | 38.64 | 270,390 | 61.36 | 7,554 |
  | Queensland | 293,003 | 162,135 | 69,552 | 43.75 | 89,420 | 56.25 | 3,002 |
  | South Australia | 216,027 | 133,802 | 50,358 | 38.07 | 81,904 | 61.93 | 1,374 |
  | Western Australia | 138,697 | 61,482 | 33,043 | 54.86 | 27,185 | 45.14 | 870 |
  | Tasmania | 102,326 | 58,053 | 24,147 | 42.11 | 33,200 | 57.89 | 673 |
  | Total for Commonwealth | 2,341,624 | 1,248,226 | 483,356 | 39.42 | 742,704 | 60.58 | 20,869 |
  | Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 259,348 votes. Not carried. |
  
  ### Monopolies
  
      This section is an excerpt from 1911 Australian referendum (Monopolies) § Results
  
  Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Monopolies) 1910'?
  
  Result :
  
  | State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
  | New South Wales | 868,194 | 384,188 | 138,237 | 36.72 | 238,177 | 63.28 | 7,618 |
  | Victoria | 723,377 | 448,566 | 171,453 | 38.95 | 268,743 | 61.05 | 8,041 |
  | Queensland | 293,003 | 162,135 | 70,259 | 44.26 | 88,472 | 55.74 | 3,200 |
  | South Australia | 216,027 | 133,802 | 50,835 | 38.42 | 81,479 | 61.58 | 1,344 |
  | Western Australia | 138,697 | 61,482 | 33,592 | 55.84 | 26,561 | 44.16 | 898 |
  | Tasmania | 102,326 | 58,053 | 24,292 | 42.43 | 32,960 | 57.57 | 753 |
  | Total for Commonwealth | 2,341,624 | 1,248,226 | 488,668 | 39.89 | 736,392 | 60.11 | 21,854 |
  | Results | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in one state and an overall minority of 247,724 votes. Not carried |
  