Referenda in Canada

National referenda are seldom used in Canada, and have tended to be disasters. The first two saw voters in Qu�bec and the rest of Canada take dramatically opposing stands, the third saw most of the voters take a stand dramatically opposed to that of the politicians in power.

Results of the National Referendum on Prohibition (September 29, 1898)

Province	For Prohibition	Percent For	Against Prohibition	Percent Against
Ontario	154,498	57.3	115,284	42.7
Quebec	28,436	18.5	12,760	81.5
Nova Scotia	34,368	87.2	5,370	12.8
New Brunswick	26,919	72.2	9,575	27.7
P. E. I.	9,461	89.2	1,146	10.8
Manitoba	12,419	80.6	2,978	19.4
British Columbia	5,731	54.6	4,756	45.4
Saskatchewan and Alberta	6,238	68.8	2,824	31.2
All of Canada	278,380	51.2	264,693	48.8

Results of the 1942 National Plebiscite on Conscription. The Plebiscite Question:

Are you in favour of releasing the Government from any obligations arising out of any past commitments restricting the methods of raising men for military service?

The plebiscite was held on April 27, 1942

Province	Voted Yes	Percent Yes	Voted No	Percent No
Prince Edward Island	23,568	82.9	4,869	17.1
Nova Scotia	120,763	77.1	35,840	22.1
New Brunswick	105,629	69.8	45,743	30.2
Quebec	375,650	27.9	971,925	72.1
Ontario	1,202,953	84.0	229,847	16.0
Manitoba	218,093	80.3	53,651	19.7
Saskatchewan	183,617	73.1	67,654	26.9
Alberta	186,624	71.1	75,880	28.9
British Columbia	253,844	80.4	62,033	19.6
Yukon	847	74.4	291	25.6
Total civilian vote	2,670,088	63.3	1,547,724	36.7
Military vote	251,118	80.5	60,885	19.5
Total	2,921,206	64.5	1,608,609	35.5

National Referendum on the Charlottetown Accord (October 26, 1992)

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Province	Voted Yes	'''% of Yes Votes	Voted No	% of No Votes'''
Newfoundland	133,193	63.1	77,881	36.9
P.E.I.	48,687	74.0	17,124	26.0
Nova Scotia	218,618	48.7	230,182	51.3
New Brunswick	234,010	61.7	145,096	38.3
Quebec	1,710,117	43.4	2,232,280	56.6
Ontario	2,410,119	50.1	2,397,665	49.9
Manitoba	198,230	38.0	322,971	62.0
Saskatchewan	203,361	44.6	252,459	55.4
Alberta	483,275	39.8	731,975	60.2
British Columbia	525,188	31.8	1,126,761	68.2
Yukon	5,354	43.6	6,922	56.4
N. W. T.	14,750	61.0	9,416	39.0
Total Canada	6,185,902	45.0	7,550,732	55.0