1902 Ontario prohibition referendum

September 2023 Canada 1868 Are you in favour of bringing into force Part II of The Liquor Act, 1902? December 4, 1902 199,749 103,548 303,297 File:1902 Ontario Prohibition Referendum Map.png Yes #2B2457 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #28497C 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #47729E 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #7D9CBB 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #B6C8D9 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid No #32320C 90–100% 1px #AAAAAA solid #5D5D2D 80–90% 1px #AAAAAA solid #8B8B54 70–80% 1px #AAAAAA solid #BCBC83 60–70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #DEDEBD 50–60% 1px #AAAAAA solid A referendum on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on December 4, 1902. Though 65 per cent of voters indicated support for prohibition, a majority of half of the number of voters in the 1898 election did not support the motion, and prohibition was not introduced. Referendum question Are you in favour of bringing into force Part II of The Liquor Act, 1902?Johnston Sage 2007 4 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had previously ruled in 1896 that provinces do not have the authority to prohibit the importation of alcohol. Part II of the Liquor Act would authorize prohibition to the extent that Ontario would be allowed to enact, specifically a ban on the sale of alcohol in bars and retail establishments and the placement of restrictions on the sale of alcohol in restaurants.Johnston Sage 2007 4–5 The act provided that passage in the referendum was contingent on several conditions being met:The Liquor Act, 1902 S.O. 1902 33 104 https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1902onta/page/142/mode/2up 104. In case it appears from the said summary that a majority of the votes on the said question are in the affirmative and that the number of votes on the said question in the affirmative exceeds one half of the number of votes certified to by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery as hereinafter mentioned, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall issue his Proclamation in the Ontario Gazette declaring Part II. of this Act to be in force on, from and after the first day of May, 1904, and Part II. of this Act shall come into force and take effect on, from and after the said date accordingly, but the provisions contained in said Part II. with respect to applications for license and all matters connected therewith or appertaining thereto, and with respect to the issue of such licenses may be resorted to, applied and followed at any time before the said first day of May for the purpose of procuring the issue of licenses under this Act to take effect on and from the said date. (2) The Clerk of the Crown in Chancery shall certify under his hand and seal to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council the total number of votes arrived at by adding together the votes polled for all of the candidates at the general election of members to serve in the Legislative Assembly in the year 1898 except in the Electoral District of Ottawa ; one half of the votes polled for all the candidates in the said Electoral District of Ottawa; and the number of votes polled at the last contested election held. prior to the said general election in every electoral district for which a candidate was returned in 1898 by acclamation. Results + 1902 Ontario referendum - analysis of results https://archive.org/details/n09ontariosession35ontauoft/page/n471/mode/2up Votes cast 'Yes' and 'No' For and Against the Adoption of 'The Liquor Act, 1902' 1903 Legislative Assembly of OntarioChoiceAll ridingsYesNoVotes % Ridings Votes % Ridings Votes %Yes199,749 65.86 85 176,684 71.12 12 23,065 42.03No103,548 34.14 71,736 28.88 31,812 57.97Total303,297 100.00 248,420 100.00 54,877 100.00Majority96,201 31.72 104,948 42.24 8,747 15.94Turnout 50.57%49.70%54.87% The Yes vote was less than the required threshold of 212,723, December 11, 1902 Ontario Says: 'Banish the Bars.' https://news.haltonhills.halinet.on.ca/85767/page/2 The Acton Free Press 2 so prohibition was not adopted.Johnston Sage 2007 5–6 Only 12 of the 97 ridings voted No: Essex North Hamilton West Kingston London Nipissing West Ottawa Prescott Russell Toronto East Toronto South Waterloo North Welland See also Prohibition in Canada Canada Temperance Act 1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite 1919 Ontario prohibition referendum 1921 Ontario prohibition referendum 1924 Ontario prohibition referendum References Bibliography The Legislative Library 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 Research Paper 07-01 Category:1902 in Ontario Category:1902 referendums Category:1902 elections in Canada Category:Ontario prohibition referendums Category:December 1902 in Canada