The 1922 prohibition referendum
AdvisoryAugust 27, 1922
No received the most votes, 51.0 %. Turnout was 55.1 %.
”Folkomröstning angående rusdrycksförbud”Referendum on prohibition of alcoholic beverages
Result
| Option | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 889,132 | 49.0 % |
| No | 925,097 | 51.0 % |
- Turnout
- 55.1 %
- Eligible voters
- 3,302,483
- Valid votes
- 1,814,229
- Invalid votes
- 6,223
Shares are calculated on valid votes including blank ballots, as in the official statistics.
The options
- Yes: For introducing complete prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
- No: Against introducing complete prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
About the referendum
Sweden's first referendum. The temperance movement was strong, and since 1919 spirits had been rationed with a ration book (motbok). No won with 51.0 percent against 49.0, and prohibition was never introduced. Men and women voted on different ballots: women were mostly in favour of prohibition, men against.
All Swedish national referendums have been advisory. Parliament is not bound by the outcome.
Only the result for the whole country is shown. County boundaries were different before 1968: the city of Stockholm was a county of its own, and today's Skåne and Västra Götaland were several counties. The counties therefore cannot be shown on today's map.
Source: Statistics Sweden, Statistical Yearbook of Sweden 1958, table 450. The figures were transcribed by hand and checked against the table's totals and percentages.