Australian referendum, 1910 (Surplus Revenue)

Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909 was question put to referendum

Referendum

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in the Australian referendum, 1910
Australian referendum, 1910
The 1910 Australian Referendum was held on 13 April 1910. It contained two referendum questions.* State Debts * Surplus Revenue ...

. The question sought to amend section 87 (the 'Braddon Clause') which was due to lapse in 1910. It was to add to the Australian constitution a financial agreement reached between the States and the Commonwealth to replace the section.

Results

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909'?

Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal	Result
State	On rolls	Ballots issued		%		%	Informal	Result
New South Wales	834,662	512,802	227,650	47.35%	253,107	52.65%	31,411
Victoria	703,699	468,535	200,165	45.26%	242,119	54.74%	24,299
Queensland	279,031	170,634	87,130	54.58%	72,516	45.42%	9,489
South Australia	207,655	110,503	49,352	49.06%	51,250	50.94%	9,679
Western Australia	134,979	83,893	49,050	61.74%	30,392	38.26%	3,890
Tasmania	98,456	57,609	32,167	59.99%	21,454	40.01%	3,669
Total for Commonwealth	2,258,482	1,403,976	645,514	49.04%	670,838	50.96%	82,437
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 25,324 votes.
Not carried

Results

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