1946 Australian referendum (Social Services)

1946 Australian Commonwealth Power in Social Affairs referendum

28 September 1946 (1946-09-28)
Do you approve of the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled — "Constitution Alteration (Social Services) 1946" ?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 2,297,934 54.39% No 1,927,148 45.61% Valid votes 4,225,082 94.86% Invalid or blank votes 228,859 5.14% Total votes 4,453,941 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 4,739,853 93.97%

The Constitution Alteration (Social Services) Bill 1946,^[1] was a successful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to give the Commonwealth power over a range of social services. The question was put to a referendum in the 1946 Australian referendum with two other (unrelated) questions. It was carried and inserted into section 51 of the Australian Constitution.