1919 Quebec prohibition referendum

Canadian provincial referendum on the legalization of alcohol September 2023 Quebec Alcohol Prohibition Referendum, 1919 1919 04 10 Quebec, Canada Quebec Simple majority Is it your opinion that the sale of light beer, cider and wines, as defined by law, should be allowed? 178112 48433 The Quebec referendum on the prohibition of alcohol, held on April 10, 1919,Tenue d'un référendum sur la prohibition au Québec considered the legalization of the sale of beer, cider and wine in the province of Quebec, Canada. The 'yes' side won with 78.62% of the votes. Question asked In EnglishIs it your opinion that the sale of light beer, cider and wines, as defined by law, should be allowed? Cormier Yannick 2019 Prohibition ou tempérance : Le référendum du 10 avril 1919 Prohibition or temperance: the referendum of 10 April 1919 French https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/cd/2019-n137-cd04596/90737ac.pdf Cap-aux-Diamants 137 12–17 at 14In Frenchfr Êtes-vous d'opinion que la vente des bières, cidres et vins légers, tels que définis par la loi, devrait être permise ? Results 178,112 persons (78.62%) voted in favour of the proposal, while 48,433 (21.38%) voted against;Referendum on the sale of light beer, cider, and wine https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/results-and-statistics/referendum-on-the-sale-of-light-beer-cider-and-wine/ Élections Québec 16 February 2025 the proposal was therefore passed with a majority of 129,679 votes. The analysis of the vote by riding reveals that all voted in favour except for seven: Pontiac, Compton, Dorchester, Huntingdon, Brome, Stanstead and Richmond.Lacoursière 1997 136 The result of the vote was that the subsequent prohibition law which became effective on May 1, 1919, applied only to spirits. The victory of the "moderate" prohibitionists over the "radicals" did not have immediate repercussion on the legal sale of alcohol for in 1919: 90% of Quebec municipalities were prohibiting its sale locally.Lacoursière 1997 137 Indeed, Trois-Rivières, Lévis, Lachine, Sainte-Agathe, Louiseville, Sainte-Rose and Terrebonne had voted for local prohibition in 1915,Tenue d'un vote sur la prohibition de l'alcool dans plusieurs villes québécoises while Quebec City had done the same on October 4, 1917.Tenue d'un référendum sur la prohibition dans la ville de Québec All these regulations had to be rescinded, one municipality at a time. Prohibition was finally abolished on May 1, 1921, when the Alcoholic Beverages Act creating the fr Commission des liqueurs du Québec entered into force.Ville de Montréal - Centre d’histoire de Montréal - Alcool References Further reading Lacoursière Jacques Jacques Lacoursière 1997 Histoire populaire du Québec 4 People's History of Québec French Sillery Septentrion 2894480849 Prévost Robert Gagné Suzanne Phaneuf Michel 1986 L'histoire de l'alcool au Québec The story of alcohol in Québec French Montreal Société des alcools du Québec 2760402878 See also 1898 Canadian prohibition plebiscite 1920 Canadian liquor plebiscite Category:Referendums in Quebec Prohibition Referendum Quebec Prohibition Referendum Quebec Prohibition Referendum Category:Canadian prohibition referendums Quebec Prohibition Referendum