1922 Swedish prohibition referendum
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A non-binding referendum on prohibition of alcohol was held in Sweden on 27 August 1922.[1] The proposal failed, with 51% voting against the change on a turnout of 55.1%.[1] Voting patterns were sharply divided between men and women, with 63% of women voting for the proposal and 63% of men voting against.
Campaign
There was plenty of campaigning from both sides, the best remembered poster being one designed by artist Albert Engström, with the famous quote Kräftor kräva dessa drycker ("crayfish require these drinks").
Result
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 889,132 | 49.0 |
Against | 925,097 | 51.0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 6,223 | – |
Total | 1,820,452 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 3,302,483 | 55.1 |
Source: Nationalencyklopedin[2] |
By county
County | Total population | Male | Female | |||||||||
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For | Against | For | Against | For | Against | |||||||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Stockholm Municipality | 21,928 | 13.5 | 141,034 | 86.5 | 7,680 | 10.0 | 69,503 | 90.0 | 14,248 | 16.6 | 71,531 | 83.4 |
Stockholm County | 24,626 | 33.1 | 49,854 | 66.9 | 10,732 | 26.2 | 30,272 | 73.8 | 13,894 | 41.5 | 19,582 | 58.5 |
Uppsala County | 21,834 | 49.0 | 22,749 | 51.0 | 9,719 | 40.7 | 14,179 | 59.3 | 12,115 | 58.6 | 8,570 | 41.4 |
Södermanland County | 28,255 | 48.1 | 30,488 | 51.9 | 12,386 | 37.5 | 20,646 | 62.5 | 15,869 | 61.7 | 9,842 | 38.3 |
Östergötland County | 50,686 | 56.3 | 39,422 | 43.7 | 22,418 | 45.7 | 26,598 | 54.3 | 28,268 | 68.8 | 12,824 | 31.2 |
Jönköping County | 68,757 | 81.5 | 15,591 | 18.5 | 31,749 | 73.4 | 11,505 | 26.6 | 37,008 | 90.1 | 4,086 | 9.9 |
Kronoberg County | 20,671 | 47.1 | 23,249 | 52.9 | 9,985 | 39.2 | 15,497 | 60.8 | 10,686 | 58.0 | 7,752 | 42.0 |
Kalmar County | 24,590 | 41.9 | 34,059 | 58.1 | 11,389 | 33.5 | 22,624 | 66.5 | 13,201 | 53.6 | 11,435 | 46.4 |
Gotland County | 6,875 | 37.3 | 11,550 | 62.7 | 3,010 | 28.4 | 7,573 | 71.6 | 3,865 | 49.3 | 3,977 | 50.7 |
Blekinge County | 13,358 | 40.3 | 19,781 | 59.7 | 6,086 | 31.6 | 13,162 | 68.4 | 7,272 | 52.4 | 6,619 | 47.6 |
Kristianstad County | 27,205 | 44.7 | 33,605 | 55.3 | 12,393 | 35.3 | 22,718 | 64.7 | 14,812 | 57.6 | 10,887 | 42.4 |
Malmöhus County | 29,470 | 19.4 | 122,295 | 80.6 | 11,618 | 13.9 | 72,046 | 86.1 | 17,852 | 26.2 | 50,249 | 73.8 |
Halland County | 10,872 | 25.1 | 32,501 | 74.9 | 4,692 | 19.4 | 19,503 | 80.6 | 6,180 | 32.2 | 12,998 | 67.8 |
Gothenburg and Bohus County | 34,931 | 27.1 | 93,777 | 72.9 | 14,600 | 21.4 | 53,580 | 78.6 | 20,331 | 33.6 | 40,197 | 66.4 |
Älvsborg County | 46,439 | 48.7 | 48,998 | 51.3 | 19,961 | 38.4 | 32,004 | 61.6 | 26,478 | 60.9 | 16,994 | 39.1 |
Skaraborg County | 41,362 | 55.1 | 33,719 | 44.9 | 18,782 | 44.5 | 23,458 | 55.5 | 22,580 | 68.8 | 10,261 | 31.2 |
Värmland County | 57,430 | 66.4 | 29,120 | 33.6 | 26,056 | 55.1 | 21,223 | 44.9 | 31,374 | 79.9 | 7,897 | 20.1 |
Örebro County | 44,538 | 63.5 | 25,571 | 36.5 | 19,852 | 52.3 | 18,111 | 47.7 | 24,686 | 76.8 | 7,460 | 23.2 |
Västmanland County | 30,831 | 58.8 | 21,631 | 41.2 | 13,782 | 47.8 | 15,077 | 52.2 | 17,049 | 72.2 | 6,554 | 27.8 |
Kopparberg County | 60,587 | 70.3 | 25,538 | 29.7 | 27,424 | 59.6 | 18,568 | 40.4 | 33,163 | 82.6 | 6,970 | 17.4 |
Gävleborg County | 58,434 | 70.5 | 24,438 | 29.5 | 26,233 | 59.2 | 18,088 | 40.8 | 32,201 | 83.5 | 6,350 | 16.5 |
Västernorrland County | 58,597 | 78.4 | 16,159 | 21.6 | 28,654 | 70.8 | 11,803 | 29.2 | 29,943 | 87.3 | 4,356 | 12.7 |
Jämtland County | 29,485 | 72.6 | 11,135 | 27.4 | 14,481 | 63.9 | 8,194 | 36.1 | 15,004 | 83.6 | 2,941 | 16.4 |
Västerbotten County | 43,302 | 81.4 | 9,883 | 18.6 | 21,717 | 74.5 | 7,430 | 25.5 | 21,585 | 89.8 | 2,453 | 10.2 |
Norrbotten County | 34,053 | 79.4 | 8,827 | 20.6 | 16,570 | 71.6 | 6,585 | 28.4 | 17,483 | 88.6 | 2,242 | 11.4 |
Total | 889,116 | 49.0 | 924,974 | 51.0 | 401,969 | 40.9 | 579,947 | 59.1 | 487,147 | 58.5 | 345,027 | 41.5 |
Source: Förbudsomröstningens slutresultat[3] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Folkomröstningar 1922-2003" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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