1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum

A consultative and facultative referendum on continuing with prohibition was held in Norway on 18 October 1926.^[1] Partial prohibition had been effective since 1917, and following a 1919 referendum, spirits and dessert wine had also been banned.

1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum

18 October 1926 (1926-10-18)
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 423,031 44.34% No 531,084 55.66% Valid votes 954,115 99.33% Invalid or blank votes 6,467 0.67% Total votes 960,582 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,482,724 64.78%
Results by county

Partially caused by pressure from France, which saw its exports of alcoholic beverages fall, a referendum was organised to decide whether prohibition should be continued. Popular support for prohibition fell in all counties. It was overwhelmingly rejected in and around Oslo, as well as in other urban areas like Bergen. As a result, the law was abolished and prohibition brought to an end.

Newspaper endorsements

Newspaper	Endorsed
Trondhjems Adresseavis	Against[2]
Lillehammer Tilskuer	Against[3]
Romsdals Amtstidende [no]	Against[4]
Jarlsberg og Larviks Amtstidende [no]	Against[5]
Romsdalsposten	Against[6]
Dagen	For[7]
Aftenposten	Against[8]
Gudbrandsdalens Folkeblad	For[9]
Morgenbladet	Against[10]
Christianssands Tidende	Against[11]
Dagsposten	Against[12]
Halden	For[13]
Vestlandske Tidende [no]	Against[14]
Asker og Bærums Budstikke	Against[15]
Nordlandsposten	Against[16]
Dagsposten	Against[17]

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		423,031	44.34
Against		531,084	55.66
Total		954,115	100.00
Valid votes		954,115	99.33
Invalid/blank votes		6,467	0.67
Total votes		960,582	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,482,724	64.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By county

County	Continue prohibition votes (%)
Østfold	42.8
Akershus	17.1
Oslo	13.0
Hedmark	24.0
Oppland	39.9
Buskerud	26.4
Vestfold	28.3
Telemark	53.4
Aust-Agder	66.0
Vest-Agder	69.0
Rogaland	73.1
Hordaland	70.9
Bergen	32.8
Sogn og Fjordane	71.3
Møre og Romsdal	77.2
Sør-Trøndelag	48.1
Nord-Trøndelag	59.0
Nordland	50.6
Troms	56.7
Finnmark	52.0