# 1926 Australian referendum

The 1926 Australian referendum was held on 4 September 1926. It contained two referendum questions.
Results :
| Question | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | States in favour | Voters in favour | Result |
| (14) Industry and Commerce | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | 2:4 | 43.5% | Not carried |
| (15) Essential Services | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | 2:4 | 42.8% | Not carried |

## Results in detail
### Industry and Commerce

    This section is an excerpt from 1926 Australian referendum (Industry and Commerce) § Results
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Industry and Commerce) 1926'?
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 1,241,635 | 1,131,656 | 566,973 | 51.53 | 533,284 | 48.47 | 31,399 |
| Victoria | 968,861 | 888,661 | 310,261 | 36.23 | 546,138 | 63.77 | 32,262 |
| Queensland | 440,632 | 399,664 | 202,691 | 52.10 | 186,374 | 47.90 | 10,599 |
| South Australia | 303,054 | 281,492 | 78,983 | 29.32 | 190,396 | 70.68 | 12,113 |
| Western Australia | 190,286 | 164,555 | 46,469 | 29.29 | 112,185 | 70.71 | 5,901 |
| Tasmania | 110,484 | 98,356 | 41,711 | 44.86 | 51,278 | 55.14 | 5,367 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 3,254,952 | 2,964,384 | 1,247,088 | 43.50 | 1,619,655 | 56.50 | 97,641 |
| Results | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 372,567 votes. Not carried |

### Essential Services

    This section is an excerpt from 1926 Australian referendum (Essential Services) § Results
Question: Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Essential Services) 1926'?
Result :
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | For | For | Against | Against | Informal |
| State | Electoral roll | Ballots issued | Vote | % | Vote | % | Informal |
| New South Wales | 1,241,635 | 1,131,656 | 545,270 | 50.39 | 536,734 | 49.61 | 49,652 |
| Victoria | 968,861 | 888,661 | 296,548 | 35.55 | 537,560 | 64.45 | 54,553 |
| Queensland | 440,632 | 399,664 | 188,473 | 50.56 | 184,320 | 49.44 | 26,871 |
| South Australia | 303,054 | 281,492 | 81,966 | 31.32 | 179,740 | 68.68 | 19,786 |
| Western Australia | 190,286 | 164,555 | 39,566 | 25.90 | 113,222 | 74.10 | 11,767 |
| Tasmania | 110,484 | 98,356 | 43,679 | 48.59 | 46,217 | 51.41 | 8,460 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 3,254,952 | 2,964,384 | 1,195,502 | 42.80 | 1,597,793 | 57.20 | 171,089 |
| Results | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried | Obtained majority in two states and an overall minority of 402,291 votes. Not carried |