Silver Spring Brewery ad about prohibition coming in BC

Alcohol was prohibited in British Columbia for about four years, from 1917 to 1921. A referendum in 1916 asked BC citizens whether they approved of making alcohol illegal but the results were not clear.    Soldiers from overseas could vote but the majority of their ballots were late in coming in so they were not counted.

On September 14th the vote was:
      In BC  Overseas Total
Yes   39,843   2,061  41,904
No    30,839   5,263  36,102

When all the overseas results were counted the No to prohibition side had more votes
      In BC  Overseas Total
Yes   39,843   2,893  42,736
No    30,839  12,719  43,558

In Victoria the vote was 3,467 for prohibition and 3,336 against.

Prohibition only lasted from 1917 to 1921 by which time it became clear that it was a mistake.   The fact that the vote was against prohibition did not help with the legitimacy of the idea

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