1898 Canadian prohibition plebiscite

none Canada 1868 Are you in favour of the passing of an Act prohibiting the importation, manufacture or sale of spirits, wine, ale, beer, cider and all other alcoholic liquors for use as beverages?An Act Respecting the Prohibition of the Importation, Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors 599 Senate and House of Commons Bills, 8th Parliament, 3rd Session https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.bills_SOCHOC_0803_1/599 Library of Parliament 1898 09 29 y 278,380 264,693 8,642 1,236,419 Canada 1898 Referendum.svg Results by jurisdiction. A plebiscite on prohibition was held in Canada on 29 September 1898, the first national referendum in the country's history."Referendum". The Canadian Encyclopedia The Liberal government had made an election promise in 1896 to provide an opportunity for Canadians to register their opinions about the sale of alcohol.Harry Thurston Peck The International Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=FqBIAQAAIAAJ 1899 Dodd, Mead 153 The non-binding plebiscite saw 51.3% in favour of introducing prohibition, although turnout was only 44%.Alfred Emanuel Smith Francis Walton New Outlook https://books.google.com/books?id=T60_AQAAMAAJ 1898 Outlook publishing Company, Incorporated 362 A majority voted for its introduction in all provinces except Quebec, where 81.2% opposed it. Despite the majority in favour, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's government chose not to introduce a federal bill on prohibition, but not to prevent provinces from passing their own bills. Prohibition laws were passed by provincial governments during the first twenty years of the 20th century. The federal government also moved to ban inter-provincial (mail-order) sale of liquor in some cases. A 2012 study found that religion was by far the most important factor in determining how Canadians voted, with Evangelicals favouring prohibition, whereas Catholics and Anglicans opposed it.Dostie Benoit Dupré Ruth 2012-10-01 "The people's will": Canadians and the 1898 referendum on alcohol prohibition Explorations in Economic History 49 4 498–515 10.1016/j.eeh.2012.06.005 More urbanized districts were less likely to favour prohibition. Results 278380 264693 8642 1236419 Direct DemocracyDirect Democracy By province and territory Jurisdiction14px YesNo Votes % Votes % British Columbia 5,73154.64 4,756 45.36Manitoba 12,41980.66 2,978 19.34New Brunswick 26,91973.76 9,575 26.24Northwest Territories 6,23868.84 2,824 31.16Nova Scotia34,36886.49 5,370 13.51Ontario 154,49857.27 115,284 42.73Prince Edward Island 9,46189.20 1,146 10.80 Quebec 28,43618.81122,76081.19Canada 278,38051.26264,69348.74 See also 1920 Canadian liquor plebiscite 1919 Quebec prohibition referendum References Further reading Dostie Benoit Dupré Ruth 2012 'The people's will': Canadians and the 1898 referendum on alcohol prohibition Explorations in Economic History 49 4 498–515 10.1016/j.eeh.2012.06.005 Smart Reginald G. Ogborne Alan C. 1996 Northern Spirits : A Social History of Alcohol in Canada Ontario Addiction Research Foundation 2nd 978-0-88868-276-5 registration https://archive.org/details/northernspiritss00smar Samuel E. St. O Chapleau (1898). "Report on the prohibition plebiscite held on the 29th day of September 1898 in the Dominion of Canada". ISBN B0008D4FCS Prohibition plebiscite: voting, September 29th, 1898. [Montreal]: [publisher not identified], [1898]. (Available: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada, CPG/GPC Réserve / Reserve HV5091 C3 P714 1898) Dominion Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic. Ontario Branch. The prohibition plebiscite, voting September 29th, 1898: an appeal. Toronto: Office of the Dominion Alliance, Ontario Branch, [1898]. (Available Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Collection générale / General Collection HV5091 C3 D695) Prohibition Category:Referendums in Canada Canada Category:Canadian prohibition referendums Canada