Swedish prohibition referendum, 1922
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"Payday evening - vote yes!"; A poster of a drunk husband in front of his crying wife and children; encouraging voters to vote for prohibition
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"Crayfish require these drinks - Vote no";
The famous poster by Albert Engström |
A referendum on prohibition of alcohol was held in Sweden on 27 August 1922.[1]
The voter turnout was 55.1%, and the suggestion failed by 51% against 49%.[1]
There was plenty of campaigning from both sides, the most remembered poster being designed by artist Albert Engström, with the famous quote Kräftor kräva dessa drycker ("crayfish require these drinks").
[edit] Result
| Summary of the referendum |
Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 889,132 | 49.0 |
| No | 925,097 | 51.0 |
| Total | 1,814,229 | 100 |
| Invalid votes | 6,223 | |
| Eligible voters | 3,302,483 | |
| Turnout | 1,820,452 | 55.1 |
Source: Nationalencyklopedin[2]
See also: Swedish Election Authority[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Folkomröstningar 1922-2003" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____223857.aspx. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Folkomröstning: Tabell: Folkomröstningar i Sverige" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. http://ne.se/folkomröstning/folkomröstningar-i-sverige. Retrieved 22 May 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ "Nationella folkomröstningar" (in Swedish). Swedish Election Authority. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. http://www.val.se/det_svenska_valsystemet/folkomrostningar/nationella/index.html. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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