Appendix

Canadian Ballot-Issue Votes: National, Provincial, Territorial

(Although not tabulated below, thousands of municipal ballot questions, dozens on reserves, and many sectoral direct votes on agricultural issues have also taken place.)

 

Jurisdiction	Date of Voting	Issue
Canada	Sept. 29, 1898	Prohibition of liquor by national law
	April 27, 1942	Release government from election mandate on conscription
	Oct. 26, 1992	Approval of Charlottetown Accord constitutional amendments
British Columbia	Nov. 25, 1909	Local option policy for liquor control
	Sept. 14, 1916	Women’s suffrage
	same day	Prohibition of liquor
	Oct. 20, 1920	Temperance Act
	June 20, 1924	Sale of beer by the glass
	June 1, 1937	Public health insurance
	June 12, 1952	Daylight Saving Time
	same day	Regulation of sale of liquor
	Aug. 30, 1972	Daylight Saving Time (conducted in five electoral districts only)
	Oct. 17, 1991	Recall of elected MLAs
	same day	Right of citizens to initiate ballot questions
	May 15, 2002	First Nations land claims issues (eight questions)
	May 17, 2005	Proportional electoral system
	May 12, 2009	Proportional electoral system
	Aug. 5, 2011	Harmonized sales tax
Alberta	July 21, 1915	Prohibition of liquor
	Oct. 25, 1920	Prohibition of liquor
	Nov. 5, 1923	Temperance Act
	Aug. 17, 1948	Ownership of power companies
	Oct. 30, 1957	Permission for additional outlets for sale of liquor
	May 23, 1967	Daylight Saving Time
	Aug. 30, 1971	Daylight Saving Time
Saskatchewan	Nov. 27, 1913	Approval of Direct Legislation Act
	Dec. 11, 1916	Abolition of liquor stores
	Oct. 25, 1920	Importation of liquor into Saskatchewan
	July 16, 1924	Prohibition of liquor
	June 19, 1934	Sale of beer by the glass
	Oct. 31, 1956	Choice of local time zones
	Oct. 21, 1991	Requiring balanced provincial budget by statute
	same day	Ratification of constitutional amendments by referendum
	same day	Government payment for hospital-performed abortions
Manitoba	July 23, 1892	Prohibition of liquor
	April 2, 1902	Prohibition of liquor
	March 13, 1916	Temperance Act
	June 22, 1923	Government control of liquor sales
	July 11, 1923	Amendments to Temperance Act
	June 28, 1927	Three questions concerning sale of beer
	Nov. 24, 1952	Marketing of coarse grains
Ontario	Jan. 1, 1894	Prohibition of liquor
	Dec. 4, 1902	Prohibition of liquor
	Oct. 20, 1919	Four questions on Ontario Temperance Act and sale of beer
	April 18, 1921	Importation of liquor into Ontario
	Oct. 23, 1924	Repeal of Ontario Temperance Act
	Oct. 10, 2007	Proportional electoral system
Quebec	April 10, 1919	Prohibition of beer and wine
	May 20, 1980	Quebec to negotiate sovereignty-association with Canada
	Oct. 1, 1987	Constitutional future of Northern Quebec (voting in region only)
	Oct. 26, 1992	Approval of Charlottetown Accord constitutional amendments
	Oct. 30, 1995	Authority to proclaim Quebec an independent country
New Brunswick	May 14, 2001	Legalization of gambling using video lottery terminals
Nova Scotia	March 15, 1894	Prohibition of liquor
	Oct. 25, 1920	Regulation of sale of liquor
	Oct. 31, 1929	Retention of prohibition
	Oct. 16, 2004	Sunday shopping
Prince Edward Island	Dec. 28, 1878	Prohibition (Prince County)
	April 24, 1879	Prohibition (Charlottetown)
	May 29, 1879	Prohibition (Kings County)
	Dec. 13, 1893	Prohibition (province-wide)
	June 5, 1901	Prohibition
	Summer 1913	Opening of roads to automobile use
	Jan. 22, 1923	Prohibition
	July 18, 1929	Prohibition
	June 25, 1940	Prohibition (six questions concerning alcohol sale, permits)
	June 28, 1948	Approval of new Temperance Act
	Nov. 10, 1954	Two questions on role of P.E.I. Potato Marketing Board
	Jan. 18, 1988	Approval of fixed-link crossing (bridge) to mainland
	Nov. 3, 1997	Removal of all video lottery terminals from the province
	Nov. 28, 2005	Proportional electoral system
	Nov. 7, 2016	Proportional electoral system
Newfoundland	Nov. 4, 1915	Prohibition of liquor
	June 3, 1948	Decision on constitutional status: regaining responsible self-government; joining Canada; or continuing commission government
	July 22, 1948	Decision on constitutional status: joining Canada or regaining responsible self-government
	Sept. 5, 1995	Replacing of parochial schools with a mostly public school system
	Sept. 1, 1997	Replacing of parochial schools with a fully public school system
Northwest	April 14, 1982	Question of territorial division
Territories	May 5, 1992	Location of new boundary line
	Nov. 5, 1992	Creation of Nunavut (voting in eastern Arctic)
Nunavut	April 14, 1982	Question of territorial division (voting while part of Northwest Territories)
	Nov. 5, 1992	Location of Nunavut boundary as new Canadian territory
	Dec. 11, 1995	Choice of capital for Nunavut
	May 9, 2016	Authorizing Nunavut municipalities to sell municipal land