1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum

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1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum
18 October 1926 (1926-10-18)
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 423,031 44.34%
No 531,084 55.66%
Valid votes 954,115 99.33%
Invalid or blank votes 6,467 0.67%
Total votes 960,582 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,482,724 64.78%
Results by county
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A consultative and facultative referendum on continuing with

spirits and dessert wine
had also been banned.

Partially caused by pressure from

Bergen
. As a result, the law was abolished and prohibition brought to an end.

Newspaper endorsements

Newspaper Endorsed
Trondhjems Adresseavis Against[2]
Lillehammer Tilskuer Against[3]
Romsdals Amtstidende [no] Against[4]
Jarlsberg og Larviks Amtstidende [no] Against[5]
Romsdalsposten Against[6]
Dagen For[7]
Aftenposten Against[8]
Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad For[9]
Morgenbladet Against[10]
Christianssands Tidende Against[11]
Dagsposten Against[12]
Halden For[13]
Vestlandske Tidende [no] Against[14]
Asker og Bærums Budstikke
 Against[15]
Nordlandsposten Against[16]
Dagsposten Against[17]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For423,03144.34
Against531,08455.66
Total954,115100.00
Valid votes954,11599.33
Invalid/blank votes6,4670.67
Total votes960,582100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,482,72464.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By county

County Continue
prohibition
votes (%)
Østfold 42.8
Akershus 17.1
Oslo 13.0
Hedmark 24.0
Oppland 39.9
Buskerud 26.4
Vestfold 28.3
Telemark 53.4
Aust-Agder 66.0
Vest-Agder 69.0
Rogaland 73.1
Hordaland 70.9
Bergen
 32.8
Sogn og Fjordane 71.3
Møre og Romsdal 77.2
Sør-Trøndelag 48.1
Nord-Trøndelag 59.0
Nordland 50.6
Troms 56.7
Finnmark 52.0

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_trondhjemsadresseavis_null_null_19261018_160_243_1
  3. ^ "Lillehammer Tilskuer, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. ^ "Romsdals Amtstidende, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ^ "Jarlsberg og Larviks Amtstidende, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ^ "Romsdalsposten, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ^ "Dagen (Bergen), mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. ^ "Aftenposten, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  9. ^ "Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  10. ^ "Morgenbladet, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  11. ^ "Christianssands Tidende, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  12. ^ "Dagsposten : Trønderen, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  13. ^ "Halden, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  14. ^ "Vestlandske Tidende, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  15. ^ "Asker og Bærums Budstikke, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  16. ^ "Nordlandsposten, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  17. ^ "Dagsposten : Trønderen, mandag 18. oktober 1926". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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