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The 1944 Australian Referendum was held on 19 August 1944. It contained one referendum question.
- (16) Post-War Reconstruction and Democratic Rights
Proposed Ammendment
Constitution Alteration (Post-War Reconstruction and Democratic Rights) 1944 was known as the 14 powers, or 14 points referendum. It sought to give the government power over a period of five years, to legislate on a wide variety of matters.
Results
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Post-War Reconstruction and Democratic Rights) 1944'?
Result
| State |
On
rolls |
Ballots
issued |
For |
Against |
Informal |
| |
% |
|
% |
| New South Wales |
1,758,166 |
1,694,119 |
759,211 |
%45.44 |
911,680 |
%54.56 |
23,228 |
| Victoria |
1,266,662 |
1,227,571 |
597,848 |
%49.31 |
614,487 |
%50.69 |
15,236 |
| Queensland |
633,907 |
599,568 |
216,262 |
%36.52 |
375,862 |
%63.48 |
7,444 |
| South Australia |
403,133 |
392,443 |
196,294 |
%50.64 |
191,317 |
%49.36 |
4,832 |
| Western Australia |
278,722 |
272,339 |
140,399 |
%52.25 |
128,303 |
%47.75 |
3,637 |
| Tasmania |
143,359 |
139,411 |
53,386 |
%38.92 |
83,769 |
%61.08 |
2,256 |
| Armed Forces* |
|
417,082 |
218,452 |
|
195,148 |
|
3,482 |
| Total for Commonwealth |
4,483,949 |
4,325,451 |
1,963,400 |
%45.99 |
2,305,418 |
%54.01 |
56,633 |
| Obtained majority in two States and an overall minority
of 342,018 votes. |
| Not carried |
* Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
The 14 Powers
The powers the the government sought to gain included:
All of these points were put to referendum in the form of a single question. It is notable that the points referring to corporations, trusts, combines and monopolies had been previously put to referendum, and had not been carried.
See Also
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