A referendum on

prohibition Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol ...

was held in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

on 29 and 30 December 1931. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 Voters were asked whether they approved of the continuation of the

law passed in 1919. Of the three options presented, the complete abolition of prohibition was backed by 70.5% of voters with a turnout of only 44.4%.Nohlen & Stöver, p613 Support for prohibition was stronger among women than men, and stronger in rural areas than in cities. Turnout for men (53%) was significantly higher than for women (37%), while turnout in cities (54%) was higher than in rural areas (42%). The ballots used by men and women were different colours.Kieltolakiäänestys vuonna 1931. Suomen virallinen tilasto XXIX C 1.
(Valtioneuvoston kirjapaino, Helsinki 1932.)

Results

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1931 in Finland Referendums in Finland Prohibition referendums December 1931 events Multiple-choice referendums