509:
539:
30:
527:
732:
329:, though a clause required a referendum to be held in 1919 on whether the Act should be repealed and the previous licensing laws subsequently revived. A subsequent Act in 1919 provided three further questions for consideration, and subsequent implementation on approval. A majority voted against all four questions, and prohibition was maintained.
354:
Are you in favour of the sale of light beer containing not more than two and fifty-one hundredths per cent alcohol weight measure in standard hotels in local municipalities that by a majority vote favour such sale and amendments to the
Ontario Temperance Act to permit such
508:
538:
526:
349:
containing not more than two and fifty-one hundredths per cent alcohol weight measure through
Government agencies and amendments to the Ontario Temperance Act to permit such sale?
698:
677:
720:
1149:
1113:
728:
1108:
1103:
1093:
1088:
582:
577:
572:
567:
1144:
736:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
744:
713:
684:
968:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
312:
1154:
983:
532:
A 1919 newspaper advertisement by the
Ontario Referendum Committee in support of the Ontario Temperance Act
616:
602:
706:
1139:
544:
A 1919 advertisement by the
Citizens' Liberty League in its campaign to repeal Prohibition in Ontario
374:
Unlike past prohibition referendums, the four questions were binding upon receiving a majority vote.
1134:
688:
325:
561:
555:
368:
through
Government agencies and amendments to the Ontario Temperance Act to permit such sale?
320:
516:
8:
361:
497:
As the majority voted no on all four questions, prohibition was not repealed.
1128:
365:
316:
311:
was held in
Ontario, Canada on October 20, 1919 (in conjunction with the
346:
308:
514:
1919 Ontario referendum ballot, with suggested answers, as shown in
731:
315:) on the legality of alcoholic beverages and the maintaining of
340:
Are you in favour of the repeal of the
Ontario Temperance Act?
655:
653:
628:
626:
650:
638:
623:
1126:
678:"Referendums in Ontario: An Historical Summary"
129:Sale of light beer through government agencies
714:
675:
659:
644:
632:
321:passed by the provincial government in 1916
721:
707:
247:Sale of liquor through government agencies
332:
1127:
702:
737:Elections and referendums in Ontario
676:Johnston, Larry; Sage, Rick (2007).
617:The Temperance Referendum Act, 1919
583:1924 Ontario prohibition referendum
578:1921 Ontario prohibition referendum
573:1902 Ontario prohibition referendum
568:1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite
22:1919 Ontario prohibition referendum
13:
14:
1166:
360:Are you in favour of the sale of
345:Are you in favour of the sale of
730:
537:
525:
507:
28:
1150:Ontario prohibition referendums
685:Legislative Assembly of Ontario
669:
609:
595:
1:
588:
984:List of Ontario by-elections
188:Sale of light beer at hotels
7:
606:, S.O. 1916, c. 50, s. 147
549:
10:
1171:
603:The Ontario Temperance Act
500:
377:
16:Ontario, Canada referendum
1081:
990:
978:
743:
396:
393:
390:
387:
290:
282:
277:
269:
265:
261:
251:
246:
231:
223:
218:
210:
206:
202:
192:
187:
172:
164:
159:
151:
147:
143:
133:
128:
113:
105:
100:
92:
88:
84:
74:
66:
42:
26:
1145:1919 elections in Canada
660:Johnston & Sage 2007
645:Johnston & Sage 2007
633:Johnston & Sage 2007
313:15th provincial election
319:. Prohibition had been
694:on September 20, 2007.
372:
326:Ontario Temperance Act
69:Ontario Temperance Act
562:Canada Temperance Act
556:Prohibition in Canada
336:
517:The Acton Free Press
333:Referendum questions
1155:October 1919 events
991:Municipal elections
620:, S.O. 1919, c. 61
384:
383:Referendum results
23:
520:(October 16, 1919)
382:
21:
1122:
1121:
745:General elections
495:
494:
305:
304:
301:
300:
295:
294:
242:
241:
236:
235:
183:
182:
177:
176:
124:
123:
118:
117:
57:
56:
1162:
1140:1919 referendums
735:
734:
723:
716:
709:
700:
699:
695:
693:
687:. Archived from
682:
663:
657:
648:
642:
636:
630:
621:
613:
607:
599:
541:
529:
511:
385:
381:
259:
258:
253:
252:
200:
199:
194:
193:
141:
140:
135:
134:
82:
81:
76:
75:
62:
61:
50:October 20, 1919
44:
43:
38:
37:
33:
32:
31:
24:
20:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1159:
1135:1919 in Ontario
1125:
1124:
1123:
1118:
1077:
986:
974:
739:
729:
727:
691:
680:
672:
667:
666:
658:
651:
643:
639:
631:
624:
614:
610:
600:
596:
591:
552:
545:
542:
533:
530:
521:
512:
503:
380:
335:
297:
296:
288:
275:
238:
237:
229:
216:
179:
178:
170:
157:
120:
119:
111:
98:
60:
59:
58:
36:
35:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1168:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
994:
992:
988:
987:
982:
980:
976:
975:
973:
972:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
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920:
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910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
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880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
749:
747:
741:
740:
726:
725:
718:
711:
703:
697:
696:
671:
668:
665:
664:
649:
637:
622:
608:
593:
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570:
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558:
551:
548:
547:
546:
543:
536:
534:
531:
524:
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493:
492:
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480:
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99:
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64:
63:
55:
54:
52:
47:
40:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1167:
1156:
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1148:
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1130:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
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1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
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1049:
1046:
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1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
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989:
985:
981:
977:
971:
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949:
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919:
916:
914:
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909:
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904:
901:
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894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
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871:
869:
866:
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851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
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834:
831:
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826:
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821:
819:
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814:
811:
809:
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748:
746:
742:
738:
733:
724:
719:
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690:
686:
679:
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641:
634:
629:
627:
619:
618:
612:
605:
604:
598:
594:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
563:
559:
557:
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518:
510:
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504:
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487:
484:
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478:
475:
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467:
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461:
458:
455:
454:
450:
447:
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435:
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410:
407:
404:
401:
400:
386:
375:
369:
367:
363:
358:
356:
352:
350:
348:
343:
341:
338:
337:
330:
328:
327:
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318:
314:
310:
285:
281:
272:
268:
263:
260:
255:
254:
250:
245:
226:
222:
213:
209:
204:
201:
196:
195:
191:
186:
167:
163:
154:
150:
145:
142:
137:
136:
132:
127:
108:
104:
95:
91:
86:
83:
78:
77:
73:
70:
65:
53:
51:
48:
46:
45:
41:
25:
19:
1098:
979:By-elections
967:
689:the original
670:Bibliography
662:, p. 9.
647:, p. 7.
640:
635:, p. 8.
615:
611:
601:
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560:
515:
496:
391:Total votes
373:
366:malt liquors
359:
353:
344:
339:
324:
306:
68:
49:
18:
1082:Referendums
317:prohibition
1129:Categories
589:References
362:spirituous
347:light beer
323:under the
309:referendum
67:Repeal of
479:1,142,894
459:1,142,613
439:1,142,900
419:1,141,595
388:Question
550:See also
501:Gallery
488:693,524
482:449,370
468:755,933
462:386,680
448:741,007
442:401,893
428:772,161
422:369,434
378:Results
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274:
228:
215:
169:
156:
110:
97:
408:Votes
402:Votes
692:(PDF)
681:(PDF)
491:60.7
471:66.2
451:64.8
431:67.6
355:sale?
291:60.7%
278:39.3%
232:66.2%
219:33.8%
173:64.8%
160:35.2%
114:67.6%
101:32.4%
1114:2007
1109:1924
1104:1921
1099:1919
1094:1902
1089:1894
1073:2022
1068:2018
1063:2014
1058:2010
1053:2006
1048:2003
1043:2000
1038:1997
1033:1994
1028:1991
1023:1988
1018:1985
1013:1982
1008:1980
1003:1978
998:1976
969:next
963:2022
958:2018
953:2014
948:2011
943:2007
938:2003
933:1999
928:1995
923:1990
918:1987
913:1985
908:1981
903:1977
898:1975
893:1971
888:1967
883:1963
878:1959
873:1955
868:1951
863:1948
858:1945
853:1943
848:1937
843:1934
838:1929
833:1926
828:1923
823:1919
818:1914
813:1911
808:1908
803:1905
798:1902
793:1898
788:1894
783:1890
778:1886
773:1883
768:1879
763:1875
758:1871
753:1867
485:39.3
465:33.8
445:35.2
425:32.4
394:Yes
364:and
397:No
270:Yes
211:Yes
152:Yes
93:Yes
1131::
683:.
652:^
625:^
411:%
405:%
307:A
283:No
224:No
165:No
106:No
722:e
715:t
708:v
476:4
456:3
436:2
416:1
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