Icelandic prohibition referendum, 1908

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A prohibition referendum was held in Iceland on 10 September 1908, alongside parliamentary elections. In the first referendum to be held in the country, voters were asked whether they approved of a ban on importing alcohol.^[1] It was approved by 60.1% of voters. The ban was overturned by a second referendum in 1933.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	4,850	59.35
Against	3,218	40.65
Invalid/blank votes	640	–
Total	8,728	100
Registered voters/turnout	11,726	74.43
Source: Direct Democracy

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p966 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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