Norwegian Continued Prohibition Referendum, 1926
A consultative and facultative referendum on continuing with prohibition was held in Norway on 18 October 1926.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010), ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 Partial prohibition had been effective since 1917, and following a 1919 Norwegian Prohibition referendum, 1919 referendum, Distilled beverage, spirits and dessert wine had also been banned. 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, Norway, Bergen. As a result, the law was abolished and prohibition brought to an end. Results By county References External linksNorwegian Bureau of Statistics
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea co ...
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