1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum

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1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum
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18 October 1926 (1926-10-18)

Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes423,03144.34%
Light brown x.svg No531,08455.66%
Valid votes954,11599.33%
Invalid or blank votes6,4670.67%
Total votes960,582100.00%
Registered voters/turnout1,482,72464.78%

Norwegian continued prohibition referendum, 1926.svg
Results by county

A consultative and facultative referendum on continuing with prohibition was held in Norway on 18 October 1926. [1] Partial prohibition had been effective since 1917, and following a 1919 referendum, spirits and dessert wine had also been banned.

Contents

Partially caused by pressure from France, which saw its exports of alcoholic beverages fall, a referendum was organised to decide whether prohibition should be continued. Popular support for prohibition fell in all counties. It was overwhelmingly rejected in and around Oslo, as well as in other urban areas like Bergen. As a result, the law was abolished and prohibition brought to an end.

Newspaper endorsements

NewspaperEndorsed
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

CountyContinue
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

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