A referendum on prohibition was held on 13 March 1916. The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency |
For |
Against |
Eligible
Voters |
Arthur |
654 |
231 |
1,612 |
Assiniboia |
1,128 |
643 |
2,625 |
Beautiful Plains |
1,264 |
176 |
2,393 |
Birtle |
801 |
155 |
1,695 |
Brandon City |
1,547 |
1,210 |
3,819 |
Carillon |
509 |
360 |
1,561 |
Churchill & Nelson |
8 |
36 |
167 |
Cypress |
837 |
198 |
1,889 |
Dauphin |
1,036 |
378 |
2,139 |
Deloraine |
1,105 |
212 |
2,308 |
Dufferin |
1,210 |
418 |
2,564 |
Elmwood |
1,614 |
1,381 |
4,071 |
Emerson |
698 |
530 |
2,535 |
Gilbert Plains |
1,196 |
516 |
2,968 |
Gimli |
879 |
421 |
2,424 |
Gladstone |
983 |
411 |
2,671 |
Glenwood |
892 |
246 |
2,128 |
Grand Rapids |
48 |
41 |
231 |
Hamiota |
1,158 |
195 |
2,174 |
Iberville |
361 |
228 |
1,133 |
Kildonan & St. Andrews |
1,167 |
646 |
2,609 |
Killarney |
770 |
181 |
1,676 |
Lakeside |
747 |
262 |
1,833 |
Lansdowne |
1,254 |
205 |
2,519 |
La Verandrye |
510 |
387 |
1,693 |
Manitou |
1,107 |
320 |
2,402 |
Minnedosa |
1,159 |
375 |
2,540 |
Morden & Rhineland |
825 |
554 |
2,356 |
Morris |
675 |
443 |
1,744 |
Mountain |
1,251 |
217 |
2,484 |
Norfolk |
538 |
295 |
1,913 |
Portage la Prairie |
911 |
404 |
2,162 |
Roblin |
427 |
181 |
1,789 |
Rockwood |
970 |
523 |
2,528 |
Russell |
854 |
399 |
2,234 |
St. Boniface |
1,023 |
1,055 |
3,042 |
St. Clements |
654 |
606 |
2,553 |
St. George |
861 |
795 |
3,726 |
St. Rose |
561 |
274 |
1,499 |
Swan River |
567 |
282 |
1,426 |
The Pas |
232 |
75 |
736 |
Turtle Mountain |
648 |
198 |
1,508 |
Virden |
1,096 |
353 |
2,447 |
Winnipeg Centre |
5,569 |
4,094 |
13,668 |
Winnipeg North |
2,820 |
2,885 |
8,335 |
Winnipeg South |
5,360 |
2,507 |
11,172 |
TOTAL |
50,484 |
26,502 |
125,701 |
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Prohibition Referendum (1892)
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Prohibition Referendum (1902)
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: 12 September 2022
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