1915 Alberta liquor plebiscite


The 1915 Alberta liquor plebiscite was held on July 21, 1915, to ask Albertans to vote on ratifying the new liquor act. The vote was the first province wide referendum held under the Direct Plebiscite Act. It would be the first of three province wide plebiscites related to liquor in Alberta.

Aftermath

The province voted by a large majority in favor of the new liquor act which enforced prohibition on the province effective July 1, 1916. This was the second era of prohibition in Alberta, since the first era of prohibition was lifted when Alberta was still part of the North-West Territories in 1892. The results of the plebiscite were binding.

Tabulation of Results