Statistical
Material and Charts
Last
revised: 23 August 2000 | 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 | Voted
No | Prince
Edward Island | 23
568 | 4
869 | Nova
Scotia | 120
763 | 35
840 | New
Brunswick | 105
629 | 45
743 | Quebec
| 375
650 | 971
925 | Ontario
| 1
202 953 | 229
847 | Manitoba
| 218
093 | 53
651 | Saskatchewan
| 183
617 | 67
654 | Alberta
| 186
624 | 75
880 | British
Columbia | 253
844 | 62
033 | Yukon
| 847
| 291
| Total
civilian vote | 2
670 088 | 1
547 724 | Military
vote | 251
118 | 60
885 | Total
| 2
921 206 | 1
608 609 | Source:
Le Devoir, May 6, 1942 Note:
All of the Electoral districts of the provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova
Scotia, Saskatchewan and British Columbia provided majorities for the Yes. Three
ridings of New Brunswick (Gloucester, Kent, and Restigouche-Madawaska), all from
the Acadian part of the province, two ridings of French Eastern Ontario (Russell
and Prescott), and the western ridings of Provencher (Manitoba) and Vegreville
(Alberta), both with very substantial French populations, voted for the No side.
Fifty-six ridings
of Quebec, all of them with substantial French population, voted for the No side.
Nine ridings with substantial anglophone population voted Yes. ©
1998 Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College |