1948 Australian rents and prices referendum

The 1948 Australian Referendum was held on 29 May 1948. It contained one referendum question.

  • (23) Rents and Prices (not carried)

Proposed Amendment

The Constitution Alteration (Rents and Prices) 1947 was an Australian referendum held in the 1948 referendum which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to increase the power of the Commonwealth to make laws with respect to rents and prices.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Rents and Prices) 1947'?

Results
Result
StateOn rolls Ballots issued For Against Informal
Vote % Vote %
New South Wales1,880,779 1,762,091 723,18341.66 1,012,639 58.3426,269
Victoria1,351,853 1,270,037 559,36144.63 693,937 55.3716,739
Queensland669,555 617,678 187,95530.80 422,236 69.207,487
South Australia422,809 402,778 167,17142.15 229,438 57.856,169
Western Australia301,223 278,282 105,60538.59 168,088 61.414,589
Tasmania157,668145,135 50,43735.45 91,845 64.552,853
Armed Forces*  11,905 6,557  5,213  135
Total for Commonwealth4,783,887 4,476,001 1,793,71240.66 2,618,183 59.3464,106
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 824,471 votes.
Not carried

* Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.

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