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1942 Canadian conscription plebiscite

Canadian referendum on conscription during the Second World War

Field	Value
title	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?
country	Canada
flag_year	1921
location	All 9 provinces, and 1 of the 2 territories of Canada
image	VOTE conscription plebiscite 1942.png
image_width	200px
caption	Advertisement appearing in The Canadian Champion (Milton, Ontario, April 23, 1942) soliciting votes for the 1942 Canadian conscription plebiscite.
date
yes	2,945,514
no	1,543,006
total	4,638,847
electorate	6,502,234
map	Canada 1942 Referendum.svg
map_caption	Results by province and territoryYesNo	map_size=300px

A plebiscite on conscription was held in Canada on 27 April 1942. It was held in response to the Conservative Party lobbying Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Liberal leader) to introduce compulsory overseas military service, the government having previously promised not to introduce same in 1940. with Quebec being the only province to have a majority voting against. Quebec's strong majority against the comitment's release prompted the prime minister not to pursue the issue until later events prompted a change in position.

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The following question appeared on the ballot:

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Opinion polling

Completion Date		Polling firm	Source	Yes	No	Undecided	Lead
April 27, 1942	Official results		65.62%	34.38%		31.24%
	March 1942	Gallup	title=64 p.c. of Canadians would free govt. from manpower promises	date=March 14, 1942	work=The Evening Citizen	page=A1}}	64	28	8	36
	February 1942	Gallup		60	24	16	36
	December 27, 1941	Gallup		60	30	10	30

Quebec polling only

Completion Date		Polling firm	Source	Yes	No
April 27, 1942	Official results		27.9	72.1	44.2
	March 1942	Gallup		25	75	50
	February 1942	Gallup		39	61	22

Results

National

National results

By province

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The referendum was held in all 245 electoral districts, which covered all nine provinces and one of the two territories. Residents in the Northwest Territories did not have a vote, as their area was not organized as an electoral district.

References

Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p127 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
The result was 66% voting in favour,Nohlen, p130
(March 14, 1942). "64 p.c. of Canadians would free govt. from manpower promises". The Evening Citizen.
Gallup and Fortune Polls. (1942). The Public Opinion Quarterly, 6(1), 140–174. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2745046

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