Australian referendum, 1946 (Marketing)
- Australian referendum, 1946 (Marketing)
Section 42 of the Australian Constitution limited the government's power to make laws with respect to the organised marketing of primary products. "Constitution Alteration (Organised Marketing of Primary Products) 1946" sought to remove these restrictions.The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1946.
Results
"Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled "Constitution Alteration (Organised Marketing of Primary Products) 1946"?"
* Armed forces totals are also included in their respective states.
Discussion
This was one of the few occasions when an overall national majority was evident, albeit by a small margin, but no state majority was reached resulting in the referendum being not carried.
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