Australian referendum, 1910 (Surplus Revenue)

The Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909 was an Australian referendum which sought to alter the Australian Constitution to amend section 87 (the 'Braddon Clause') which was due to lapse in 1910. It was to add to the Constitution a financial agreement reached between the States and the Commonwealth to replace the section.

The referendum was held in the Australian referendum, 1910 in conjunction with the State Debts referendum, which received a Yes vote in 5 states and was carried. The referendums were held on the same day as the 1910 federal election, which Alfred Deakin's Commonwealth Liberal Party lost to Andrew Fisher's Labour Party, with Fisher being sworn in as Prime Minister on 29 April.

Question

Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled 'Constitution Alteration (Finance) 1909'?

Results

Result

State	On rolls	Ballots issued	For		Against		Informal	Result
				%		%
New South Wales	834,662	512,802	227,650	47.35%	253,107	52.65%	31,411	No
Victoria	703,699	468,535	200,165	45.26%	242,119	54.74%	24,299	No
Queensland	279,031	170,634	87,130	54.58%	72,516	45.42%	9,489	Yes
South Australia	207,655	110,503	49,352	49.06%	51,250	50.94%	9,679	No
Western Australia	134,979	83,893	49,050	61.74%	30,392	38.26%	3,890	Yes
Tasmania	98,456	57,609	32,167	59.99%	21,454	40.01%	3,669	Yes
Total for Commonwealth	2,258,482	1,403,976	645,514	49.04%	670,838	50.96%	82,437	No
Obtained majority in three States and an overall minority of 25,324 votes.
Not carried