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Referendum question:
Results of referendum (see listing #24)
Referendum question:
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Powers to deal with Communists and Communism) 1951'
Results of referendum (see listing #24)
Total for Commonwealth
Total votes: 4,754,589
In support of the proposal: 2,317,927 votes, being 49.44% of the total votes
Against the proposal: 2,370,009 votes, being 50.56% of the total votes
Outcome: "Not Carried"
"Against" (2,370,009) minus "In support" (2,317,927) = 52,085
Total votes: 4,754,589
In support of the proposal: 2,317,927 votes, being 49.44% of the total votes
Against the proposal: 2,370,009 votes, being 50.56% of the total votes
Outcome: "Not Carried"
"Against" (2,370,009) minus "In support" (2,317,927) = 52,085
- Summary by the Communist Party of Australia of the referendum and previous efforts to dissolve the Communist Party of Australia