SCOTTISH LOCAL OPTION POLLS
Scotland was divided into 1214 areas under the Temperance Act, 1920, under which local option polls may be taken on a requisition of 10 per cent’, of the voters in the area. Cities of over 25,006 inhabitants vote by wards on a requisition of 10 per cent, of the voters in the ward. According to latest advices, requisitions were put in and voting took place in 572 out of the 1214 areas. The voting took place during November and December. 1920, and final results indicate that no-licen.se was carried in 41 areas. Limitation was carried in 35 areas, and altogether 416 licenses will be cancelled as a result of the poll. The latest figures of which details are available ’how that in Glasgow as a whole nearly as many voters voted against the publichouse as for it. Tho figures are Z’— Registered voters 437,416 Total votes cast 333,637 No change 182,860 No-liconse 142,328 Limitation 8.449
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 93, 13 January 1921, Page 5
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159SCOTTISH LOCAL OPTION POLLS Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 93, 13 January 1921, Page 5
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