Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Prohibition Referendum (1902)

A referendum on prohibition was held on 2 April 1902. The voting results for individual municipalities were as follows:

Municipality	For	Against	Eligible Voters
Aberdeen	82	175	258
Archie	23	27	231
Argyle	245	269	1,030
Arthur	358	199	1,449
Assiniboia	43	138	363
Birtle (RM)	70	62	357
Birtle (Town)	48	46	94
Blanshard	115	68	429
Boissevain	74	80	262
Boulton	14	17	91
Brandon	318	612	1,509
Brenda	240	77	580
Brokenhead	58	173	257
Cameron	113	122	621
Clanwilliam	37	64	318
Carberry	49	174	291
Carman	147	147	488
Cornwallis	141	268	763
Cypress North	133	136	717
Cypress South	140	197	637
Daly	117	48	443
Dauphin (RM)	161	174	1,221
Dauphin (Village)	93	117	213
De Salaberry	18	215	424
Dufferin	598	371	1,863
East Selkirk	15	26	43
Ellice	17	61	142
Elton	216	70	514
Emerson	129	63	249
Fort Alexander	0	47	47
Franklin	166	204	704
Gilbert Plains	149	95	753
Gimli	41	290	455
Gladstone	64	90	207
Glenwood	265	215	673
Grandview	94	114	451
Gretna	28	137	166
Hamiota	261	114	570
Hanover	10	173	635
Harrison	56	40	156
Kildonan	53	52	512
Kinosota	0	0	?
La Broquerie	34	257	588
Langford	79	40	594
Lansdowne	111	128	888
Lorne	158	281	1,158
Louise	428	264	1,261
Macdonald	83	153	423
Manitou	44	60	191
Miniota	228	46	529
Minitonas	0	0	?
Minnedosa	70	130	235
Montcalm	72	492	951
Morden	103	261	519
Morris (RM)	68	110	741
Morris (Town)	44	39	115
Morton	209	104	592
Neepawa	144	173	658
Norfolk North	311	262	1,380
Norfolk South	435	359	1,312
Oakland	122	198	673
Ochre River	41	268	490
Odanah	119	72	355
Pembina	159	166	1,000
Pipestone	265	101	575
Powassin	45	189	234
Rapid City	63	98	493
Rhineland	76	357	1,498
Ritchot	16	384	636
Riverside	79	65	575
Rockwood	330	218	862
Rossburn	71	18	151
Rosedale	141	97	905
Rosser	56	42	231
Russell	113	83	290
Saskatchewan	42	68	487
Selkirk	126	317	765
Shell River	32	25	183
Shoal Lake	99	133	232
Sifton	218	217	713
Silver Creek	83	20	?
Springfield	108	113	627
St. Andrews	140	112	418
St. Boniface (Mun)	3	54	57
St. Boniface (City)	26	576	?
St. Clements	50	100	?
St. Francois Xavier	71	241	859
St. Laurent	7	130	150
St. Paul	48	67	149
Stanley	187	249	1205
Strathclair	83	30	285
Stuartburn	7	24	106
Swan River	76	130	744
Tache	24	218	606
Turtle Mountain	341	290	1,234
Wallace	198	134	863
Westbourne	166	350	1,082
Whitehead	152	98	629
Whitewater	168	149	580
Winchester	124	113	561
Winnipeg	2,481	5,287	14,148
Woodlands	81	75	658
Woodworth	352	57	667
Virden	154	91	317
TOTAL	15,607	22,464	74,477

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1892)

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Prohibition Referendum (1916)

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Temperance Act Amendment Referendum (1923)

Sources:

Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 March 2020