A referendum on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on December 4, 1902.

[1] The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had previously ruled in 1896 that provinces do not have the authority to prohibit the importation of alcohol.

Part II of the Liquor Act would authorize prohibition to the extent that Ontario would be allowed to enact, specifically a ban on the sale of alcohol in bars and retail establishments and the placement of restrictions on the sale of alcohol in restaurants.

In case it appears from the said summary that a majority of the votes on the said question are in the affirmative and that the number of votes on the said question in the affirmative exceeds one half of the number of votes certified to by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery as hereinafter mentioned, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall issue his Proclamation in the Ontario Gazette declaring Part II.

of this Act shall come into force and take effect on, from and after the said date accordingly, but the provisions contained in said Part II.