1937 Australian referendum (Aviation)


Constitution Alteration 1936 was an Australian referendum held in the 1937 referendums which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to give the Commonwealth legislative power with respect to air navigation and aircraft.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration 1936'?

Results

StateOn
rolls
Ballots issuedForAgainstInvalidResult--
%%--Result--
New South Wales1,550,9471,461,860664,58947.25741,82152.7555,450
Victoria1,128,4921,074,278675,48165.10362,11234.9036,685
Queensland562,240519,933310,35261.87191,25138.1318,330
South Australia358,069341,444128,58240.13191,83159.8721,031
Western Australia247,536221,832100,32647.58110,52952.4210,977
Tasmania133,444125,01645,61638.9471,51861.067,882
Total for Commonwealth3,980,7283,744,3631,924,94653.561,669,06246.44150,355
Obtained majority in two States and an overall majority of 255,884 votes.--------
Not carried--------

Discussion

This was one of the few instances where an overall majority was overridden by not having a majority of states.