§ Mr. PAGETasked whether the Prime Minister could state the total electorate of the Commonwealth of Australia; the number of votes cast at the last general election in that State; the number of votes given on the questions recently submitted to the electorate by referendum on the proposed extension of the powers of the Federal Parliament in matters of commerce and industry; and the total cost of that submission by referendum?
Mr. HARCOURTThe particulars desired with regard to the General Election of April, 1910, are as follows:—
Number of voters on the roll. Number of ballot papers issued. Percentage of electors voting. For the Senate 2,258,482 1,403,976 62.16 For the House of Representatives (contested divisions) 2,148,969 1,349,626 62.80 On the Referendum (Constitution Alteration, States Debts) 2,258,482 1,403,976 62.16 The official report on the voting and the cost of the two Referenda last month has not yet reached me, and I cannot supply the information desired.