Norwegian prohibition referendum, 1919

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A referendum on whether Norway should introduce Prohibition was held on October 5 and 6, 1919. A partial prohibition had been in effect since 1917. The prohibition proposal did not include all types of alcohol, only spirits. The results were as following:

• Yes 61,6 %
• No 39,4 %

A referendum on whether the prohibition should be maintained was held in 1926, resulting in an overturn of the prohibition.

Results by county

County	Yes votes (%)	County	Yes votes (%)
Østfold	65.4	Akershus	33.7
Oslo	21.0	Hedmark	49.2
Oppland	59.4	Buskerud	42.4
Vestfold	49.9	Telemark	72.6
Aust-Agder	76.3	Vest-Agder	77.6
Rogaland	82.1	Hordaland	80.8
Bergen	45.3	Sogn og Fjordane	79.2
Møre og Romsdal	88.0	Sør-Trøndelag	70.0
Nord-Trøndelag	77.8	Nordland	73.2
Troms	74.1	Finnmark	66.9

Sources

• Norwegian Bureau of Statistics