1924 Ontario prohibition referendum

Ontario, Canada referendum September 2023 1924 Ontario prohibition referendum 1924 10 23 Canada 1921 1. Are you in favour of the continuance of the Ontario Temperance Act?2. Are you in favour of the sale as a beverage of beer and spirituous liquor in sealed packages under government control? Continuance of prohibition 585,676 Legalization of alcohol sales 551,761 A referendum was held on October 23, 1924 on the repeal of the Ontario Temperance Act. The referendum was brought about by a clause in the Act, which permitted the possible repeal of prohibition by a majority vote. The referendum upheld prohibition, albeit by the narrowest majority of all of Ontario's prohibition referendums; in 1927, prohibition would be repealed with the passing of the Liquor Licence Act. Referendum question Are you in favour of the continuance of the Ontario Temperance Act? Are you in favour of the sale as a beverage of beer and spirituous liquor in sealed packages under government control?Johnston Sage 2007 12 Unlike past referendums, the 1924 referendum was not a yes–no question; instead, voters indicated their support for either the first statement or the second.Johnston Sage 2007 13 Results + 1924 Ontario referendum - analysis of results https://archive.org/details/n05ontariosession57ontauoft/page/n178/mode/2up Returns of the records from the Plebiscite holden under the Ontario Temperance Act, 1924 (Statutes of Ontario 1924, C. 65) on the 23rd day of October, 1924 1925 Legislative Assembly of OntarioJohnston Sage 2007 13ChoiceAll ridingsRidings for OTARidings for Govt controlVotes % Ridings Votes % Ridings Votes %Ontario Temperance Act585,676 51.49 69 367,783 67.32 38 217,893 36.86Government control551,761 48.51 178,588 32.68 373,173 63.14Total1,137,437 100.00 546,371 100.00 591,066 100.00Majority33,915 2.98 189,185 34.64 155,280 26.28Turnout 60.46%65.86%56.20% Temperance passed by the smallest majority of any of the prohibition referendums. The cities of Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Windsor – areas where the ruling Conservative Party drew most of their support – voted overwhelmingly in favour of Question 2.Johnston Sage 2007 14 Four months later, the party's throne speech announced intentions to begin debate on permitting the sale of a beer with a maximum alcohol content of 4.4%, which gained the nicknamed "Fergie's Foam" after Premier George Howard Ferguson.Mayers Adam The 1924 ballot: Wet vs. dry https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2007/09/24/the_1924_ballot_wet_vs_dry.html The Toronto Star August 11, 2021 September 24, 2007 The government also declared that referendums on prohibition would no longer take place and the issue would be dealt with by the legislature.Johnston Sage 2007 14 In the subsequent 1926 election the Conservatives ran on a platform of repealing the Ontario Temperance Act, and maintained a majority while increasing their share of the popular vote by 7%. The Conservatives took the results as justification to repeal prohibition, and in 1927 passed the Liquor Licence Act. The act repealed the Ontario Temperance Act and created the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a crown corporation that brought about government control over the distribution of liquor. Brewers Retail Inc., a privately owned association of brewers overseen by the government, was created to regulate the sale of beer.Johnston Sage 2007 14 While some communities would pressure local governments to limit the sale of liquor until as late as the 1990s, notably portions of west Toronto as a result of efforts by William Horace Temple, Wilkes Jim It's cheers as booze ban ends The Toronto Star Toronto B01 November 12, 1997 for all intents and purposes ended official temperance in Ontario had ended.Johnston Sage 2007 14 See also Prohibition in Canada Canada Temperance Act 1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite 1902 Ontario prohibition referendum 1919 Ontario prohibition referendum 1921 Ontario prohibition referendum References Bibliography Johnston Larry Sage Rick Referendums in Ontario: An Historical Summary 2007 http://www.yourbigdecision.ca/assets/pdf/historicalsummary.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070920080600/http://www.yourbigdecision.ca/assets/pdf/historicalsummary.pdf September 20, 2007 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Prohibition referendum Ontario prohibition referendum Ontario prohibition referendum Category:Ontario prohibition referendums Ontario prohibition referendum