| Country: | Sweden |
| [_] For the introduction of a complete prohibition of alcoholic beverages [_] Against the introduction of a complete prohibition of alcoholic beverages | |
| Yes Text: | ✔️ In favour |
| No Text: | ❌ Against |
| Yes: | 889,132 |
| No: | 925,097 |
| Invalid: | 6,223 |
| Electorate: | 3,302,483 |
| Map: | Ref-1922-län-kön.png |
A non-binding referendum on prohibition of liquor was held in Sweden on 27 August 1922.[1] The proposal to prohibit the sale of alcohol failed, with 51% voting against the change on a turnout of 55.1%. Voting patterns were sharply divided between men and women, with 59% of women voting for the proposal and 59% of men voting against.
There was plenty of campaigning from both sides, the best remembered poster being one designed by artist Albert Engström, with the famous quote Swedish: Kräftor kräva dessa drycker ("crayfish require these drinks").
Both proponents and opponents of the prohibition used similar arguments based around the breakdown of family life and Swedish society.[2]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 889,132 | 49.0 |
| Against | 925,097 | 51.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,223 | – |
| Total | 1,820,452 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,302,483 | 55.1 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: Nationalencyklopedin[3] |
| County | Total population | Male | Female | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Against | For | Against | For | Against | |||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Stockholm Municipality | 13.5 | 86.5 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 16.6 | 83.4 | ||||||
| Stockholm County | 33.1 | 66.9 | 26.2 | 73.8 | 41.5 | 58.5 | ||||||
| Uppsala County | 49.0 | 51.0 | 40.7 | 59.3 | 58.6 | 41.4 | ||||||
| Södermanland County | 48.1 | 51.9 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 61.7 | 38.3 | ||||||
| Östergötland County | 56.3 | 43.7 | 45.7 | 54.3 | 68.8 | 31.2 | ||||||
| Jönköping County | 81.5 | 18.5 | 73.4 | 26.6 | 90.1 | 9.9 | ||||||
| Kronoberg County | 47.1 | 52.9 | 39.2 | 60.8 | 58.0 | 42.0 | ||||||
| Kalmar County | 41.9 | 58.1 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 53.6 | 46.4 | ||||||
| Gotland County | 37.3 | 62.7 | 28.4 | 71.6 | 49.3 | 50.7 | ||||||
| Blekinge County | 40.3 | 59.7 | 31.6 | 68.4 | 52.4 | 47.6 | ||||||
| Kristianstad County | 44.7 | 55.3 | 35.3 | 64.7 | 57.6 | 42.4 | ||||||
| Malmöhus County | 19.4 | 80.6 | 13.9 | 86.1 | 26.2 | 73.8 | ||||||
| Halland County | 25.1 | 74.9 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 32.2 | 67.8 | ||||||
| Gothenburg and Bohus County | 27.1 | 72.9 | 21.4 | 78.6 | 33.6 | 66.4 | ||||||
| Älvsborg County | 48.7 | 51.3 | 38.4 | 61.6 | 60.9 | 39.1 | ||||||
| Skaraborg County | 55.1 | 44.9 | 44.5 | 55.5 | 68.8 | 31.2 | ||||||
| Värmland County | 66.4 | 33.6 | 55.1 | 44.9 | 79.9 | 20.1 | ||||||
| Örebro County | 63.5 | 36.5 | 52.3 | 47.7 | 76.8 | 23.2 | ||||||
| Västmanland County | 58.8 | 41.2 | 47.8 | 52.2 | 72.2 | 27.8 | ||||||
| Kopparberg County | 70.3 | 29.7 | 59.6 | 40.4 | 82.6 | 17.4 | ||||||
| Gävleborg County | 70.5 | 29.5 | 59.2 | 40.8 | 83.5 | 16.5 | ||||||
| Västernorrland County | 78.4 | 21.6 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 87.3 | 12.7 | ||||||
| Jämtland County | 72.6 | 27.4 | 63.9 | 36.1 | 83.6 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Västerbotten County | 81.4 | 18.6 | 74.5 | 25.5 | 89.8 | 10.2 | ||||||
| Norrbotten County | 79.4 | 20.6 | 71.6 | 28.4 | 88.6 | 11.4 | ||||||
| Total | 49.0 | 51.0 | 40.9 | 59.1 | 58.5 | 41.5 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=13 | Source: Förbudsomröstningens slutresultat[4] | |||||||||||