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(July 10, 1920 referendum) — The first provincial vote on whether to retain prohibition took place in New Brunswick, where voters approved the bar against importation of liquor by a majority of 20,000 votes. In another ballot question, the ban against the sale of light wine and against beer was approved a majority of 15,000. [9]
In 1920 alone, Ontario doctors wrote more than 650,000 prescriptions for alcohol. [11] Federal prohibition was repealed at the end of 1919. That year, a province-wide referendum saw support of the Ontario ban on sales by a majority of 400,000 votes. [12] The manufacture and the export of liquor was made legal. [13]
A police raid confiscating illegal alcoholic beverages, in Elk Lake, Ontario, in 1925.. Prohibition in Canada was a ban on alcoholic beverages that arose in various stages, from local municipal bans in the late 19th century (extending to the present in some cases), to provincial bans in the early 20th century, and national prohibition (a temporary wartime measure) from 1918 to 1920.
This article provides a summary of results for Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada. The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338.
Premier Gordon Campbell announced due to the large support shown for electoral reform a second referendum would be held in correspondence with the 2009 British Columbia general election. This referendum would also have required approval by 60% of those voting. The second referendum was held on May 12, 2009, in conjunction with the provincial ...
1920 British Columbia general election; 1920 Canadian liquor plebiscite; 1920 Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election; 1920 Manitoba general election; 1920 Nova Scotia general election; 1920 Ottawa municipal election
1920 Canadian liquor plebiscite; N. 1920 New Brunswick general election This page was last edited on 6 February 2025, at 12:58 (UTC). Text ...
1920 British Columbia general election; 1920 Canadian liquor plebiscite; 1920 Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election; 1920 Edmonton municipal election; 1920 Manitoba general election; 1920 New Brunswick general election; 1920 Nova Scotia general election; 1920 Toronto municipal election; 1920 Yukon general election