1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum information
Australian communist ban referendum
1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum
22 September 1951 (1951-09-22)
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
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
2,317,927
49.44%
No
2,370,009
50.56%
Valid votes
4,687,936
98.60%
Invalid or blank votes
66,653
1.40%
Total votes
4,754,589
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
4,974,337
95.58%
Results by state
Note: Saturation of colour denotes strength of vote
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On 22 September 1951, a referendum was held in Australia which sought approval to alter the Australian Constitution to give Parliament the power to make laws regarding communism and communists, so that the Parliament would be empowered to instate a law similar to the Communist Party Dissolution Act of 1950.[1] It was not carried.[2]
^"NOTICE OF REFERENDUM". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973). 23 August 1951. p. 2153. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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