Summary of Referendums
Constitutional Referendums 1937-2018
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| |
Polling | |
| |
Turnout | |
Spoilt | |
Valid | |
For | |
Against | |
| Amendment | |
Date | |
Electorate | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
|
| Plebiscite on Draft Constitution 1937 |
| |
01/07/37 | |
1,775,055 | |
1,346,207 | |
75.84 | |
134,157 | |
9.97 | |
1,212,050 | |
68.28 | |
685,105 | |
56.52 | |
526,945 | |
43.48 | |
|
| 3rd Amendment 1958 |
| Voting System | |
17/06/59 | |
1,678,450 | |
979,531 | |
58.36 | |
39,220 | |
4.00 | |
940,311 | |
56.02 | |
453,322 | |
48.21 | |
486,989 | |
51.79 | |
|
| 3rd & 4th Amendments 1968 | |
| Formation of Dáil Constituency | |
16/10/68 | |
1,717,389 | |
1,129,473 | |
65.77 | |
48,485 | |
4.29 | |
1,080,988 | |
62.94 | |
424,185 | |
39.24 | |
656,803 | |
60.76 | |
| Voting System | |
16/10/68 | |
1,717,389 | |
1,129,606 | |
65.77 | |
48,212 | |
4.27 | |
1,081,394 | |
62.97 | |
423,496 | |
39.16 | |
657,898 | |
60.84 | |
|
| 3rd Amendment 1971 |
| Accesion to European Communities | |
10/05/72 | |
1,783,604 | |
1,264,278 | |
70.88 | |
10,497 | |
0.83 | |
1,253,781 | |
70.29 | |
1,041,890 | |
83.10 | |
211,891 | |
16.90 | |
|
| 4th & 5th Amendments 1972 | |
| Voting Age Reduced to 18 | |
07/12/72 | |
1,783,604 | |
903,439 | |
50.65 | |
47,089 | |
5.21 | |
856,350 | |
48.01 | |
724,836 | |
84.64 | |
131,514 | |
15.36 | |
| Recognition of Specified Religions | |
07/12/72 | |
1,783,604 | |
903,659 | |
50.66 | |
49,226 | |
5.45 | |
854,433 | |
47.90 | |
721,003 | |
84.38 | |
133,430 | |
15.62 | |
|
| 6th & 7th Amendments 1979 | |
| Adoption | |
05/07/79 | |
2,179,464 | |
623,476 | |
28.61 | |
15,517 | |
2.49 | |
607,959 | |
27.89 | |
601,694 | |
98.97 | |
6,265 | |
1.03 | |
| University Representation in Seanad | |
05/07/79 | |
2,179,464 | |
622,646 | |
28.57 | |
24,562 | |
3.94 | |
598,084 | |
27.44 | |
552,600 | |
92.40 | |
45,484 | |
7.60 | |
|
| 8th Amendment 1983 | |
| Right to Life of the Unborn | |
07/09/83 | |
2,358,651 | |
1,265,994 | |
53.67 | |
8,625 | |
0.68 | |
1,257,369 | |
53.31 | |
841,233 | |
66.90 | |
416,136 | |
33.10 | |
|
| 9th Amendment 1984 | |
| Extension of Voting Rights | |
14/06/84 | |
2,399,257 | |
1,138,895 | |
47.47 | |
40,162 | |
3.53 | |
1,098,733 | |
45.79 | |
828,483 | |
75.40 | |
270,250 | |
24.60 | |
|
| 10th Amendment 1986 | |
| Dissolution of Marriage | |
26/06/86 | |
2,436,836 | |
1,482,644 | |
60.84 | |
8,522 | |
0.57 | |
1,474,122 | |
60.49 | |
538,279 | |
36.52 | |
935,843 | |
63.48 | |
|
| 10th Amendment 1987 | |
| Single European Act | |
26/05/87 | |
2,461,790 | |
1,085,304 | |
44.09 | |
4,904 | |
0.45 | |
1,080,400 | |
43.89 | |
755,423 | |
69.92 | |
324,977 | |
30.08 | |
|
| 11th Amendment 1992 | |
| European Union | |
18/06/92 | |
2,542,840 | |
1,457,219 | |
57.31 | |
7,488 | |
0.51 | |
1,449,731 | |
57.01 | |
1,001,076 | |
69.05 | |
448,655 | |
30.95 | |
|
| 12th, 13th & 14th Amendments 1992 | |
| Right to Life | |
25/11/92 | |
2,542,841 | |
1,733,309 | |
68.16 | |
81,835 | |
4.72 | |
1,651,474 | |
64.95 | |
572,177 | |
34.65 | |
1,079,297 | |
65.35 | |
| Travel | |
25/11/92 | |
2,542,841 | |
1,733,821 | |
68.18 | |
74,454 | |
4.29 | |
1,659,367 | |
65.26 | |
1,035,308 | |
62.39 | |
624,059 | |
37.61 | |
| Information | |
25/11/92 | |
2,542,841 | |
1,732,433 | |
68.13 | |
74,494 | |
4.30 | |
1,657,939 | |
65.20 | |
992,833 | |
59.88 | |
665,106 | |
40.12 | |
|
| 15th Amendment 1995 | |
| Divorce | |
24/11/95 | |
2,628,834 | |
1,633,942 | |
62.15 | |
5,372 | |
0.33 | |
1,628,570 | |
61.95 | |
818,842 | |
50.28 | |
809,728 | |
49.72 | |
|
| 16th Amendment 1996 |
| Bail | |
28/11/96 | |
2,659,895 | |
777,586 | |
29.23 | |
2,878 | |
0.37 | |
774,708 | |
29.13 | |
579,740 | |
74.83 | |
194,968 | |
25.17 | |
|
| 17th Amendment 1997 |
| Cabinet Confidentiality | |
30/10/97 | |
2,688,316 | |
1,268,063 | |
47.17 | |
66,111 | |
5.21 | |
1,201,952 | |
44.71 | |
632,777 | |
52.65 | |
569,175 | |
47.35 | |
|
| 18th & 19th Amendments 1998 |
| Amsterdam Treaty | |
22/05/98 | |
2,747,088 | |
1,543,930 | |
56.20 | |
33,228 | |
2.15 | |
1,510,702 | |
54.99 | |
932,632 | |
61.74 | |
578,070 | |
38.26 | |
| Northern Ireland | |
22/05/98 | |
2,747,088 | |
1,545,395 | |
56.26 | |
17,064 | |
1.10 | |
1,528,331 | |
55.63 | |
1,442,583 | |
94.39 | |
85,748 | |
5.61 | |
|
| 20th Amendment 1999 |
| Local Government |
|
11/06/99 | |
2,791,409 | |
1,425,881 | |
51.08 | |
109,066 | |
7.65 | |
1,316,815 | |
47.17 | |
1,024,850 | |
77.83 | |
291,965 | |
22.17 | |
|
| 21st, 23rd & 24th Amendment 2001 |
| Abolition of the Death Penalty | |
07/06/01 | |
2,867,960 | |
997,885 | |
34.79 | |
14,480 | |
1.45 | |
983,405 | |
34.29 | |
610,455 | |
62.08 | |
372,950 | |
37.92 | |
| International Criminal Court | |
07/06/01 | |
2,867,960 | |
997,565 | |
34.78 | |
17,819 | |
1.79 | |
979,746 | |
34.16 | |
629,234 | |
64.22 | |
350,512 | |
35.78 | |
| EU Nice Treaty I | |
07/06/01 | |
2,867,960 | |
997,826 | |
34.79 | |
14,887 | |
1.49 | |
982,939 | |
34.27 | |
453,461 | |
46.13 | |
529,478 | |
53.87 | |
|
| 25th Amendment 2002 |
| Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy | |
06/05/02 | |
2,923,918 | |
1,254,175 | |
42.89 | |
6,649 | |
0.53 | |
1,247,526 | |
42.67 | |
618,485 | |
49.58 | |
629,041 | |
50.42 | |
|
| 26th Amendment 2002 |
| EU Nice Treaty II | |
19/10/02 | |
2,923,918 | |
1,446,588 | |
49.47 | |
5,384 | |
1.37 | |
1,441,204 | |
49.29 | |
906,317 | |
62.89 | |
534,887 | |
37.11 | |
|
| 27th Amendment 2004 |
| Irish Citizenship | |
11/06/04 | |
3,041,688 | |
1,823,434 | |
59.95 | |
20,219 | |
1.11 | |
1,803,215 | |
59.28 | |
1,427,520 | |
79.17 | |
375,695 | |
20.13 | |
|
| 28th Amendment 2008 |
| EU Lisbon Treaty I | |
12/06/08 | |
3,051,278 | |
1,621,037 | |
53.13 | |
6,171 | |
0.38 | |
1,614,866 | |
52.92 | |
752,451 | |
46.60 | |
862,415 | |
53.40 | |
|
| 28th Amendment 2009 |
| EU Lisbon Treaty II | |
02/10/09 | |
3,078,032 | |
1,816,098 | |
59.00 | |
7,224 | |
0.40 | |
1,808,874 | |
58.77 | |
1,214,268 | |
67.13 | |
594,606 | |
32.87 | |
|
| 29th & 30th Amendments 2011 |
| Judges’ Remuneration | |
27/10/11 | |
3,191,157 | |
1,785,707 | |
55.96 | |
37,696 | |
2.11 | |
1,748,011 | |
54.78 | |
1,393,877 | |
79.64 | |
354,134 | |
20.26% | |
| Oireachtas Inquiries | |
27/10/11 | |
3,191,157 | |
1,741,995 | |
54.59 | |
45,025 | |
2.52 | |
1,740,183 | |
54.53 | |
812,008 | |
46.66 | |
928,175 | |
53.34 | |
|
| 30th Amendment 2012 |
| Fiscal Treaty | |
31/05/12 | |
3,144,828 | |
1,591,385 | |
50.60 | |
7,206 | |
0.45 | |
1,584,179 | |
50.37 | |
955,091 | |
60.29 | |
629,088 | |
39.71 | |
|
| 31st Amendment 2012 |
| Children | |
10/11/12 | |
3,183,686 | |
1,066,239 | |
33.49 | |
4,645 | |
0.44 | |
1,061,594 | |
33.34 | |
615,731 | |
58.00 | |
445,863 | |
42.00 | |
|
| 32nd & 33rd Amendments 2013 |
| Abolition of Seanad Éireann | |
4/10/13 | |
3,167,484 | |
1,240,729 | |
39.17 | |
14,355 | |
1.16 | |
1,226,374 | |
38.72 | |
591,937 | |
48.27 | |
634.437 | |
51.37 | |
| Court of Appeal | |
4/10/13 | |
3,229,676 | |
1,240,425 | |
38.41 | |
20,320 | |
1.64 | |
1,220,105 | |
37.78 | |
795,008 | |
65.16 | |
425,097 | |
34.84 | |
|
| 34th & 35th Amendments 2015 |
| Marriage Equality | |
22/05/15 | |
3,221,681 | |
1,949,725 | |
60.52 | |
13,818 | |
0.71 | |
1,935,907 | |
60.09 | |
1,201,607 | |
62.07 | |
734,300 | |
37.93 | |
| Age of President | |
22/05/15 | |
3,221,681 | |
1,949,438 | |
60.51 | |
15,938 | |
0.82 | |
1,933,500 | |
60.02 | |
520,898 | |
26.94 | |
1,412,602 | |
73.06 | |
|
| 36th Amendment 2018 |
| Termination of Pregnancy | |
25/05/18 | |
3,367,556 | |
2,159,655 | |
64.13 | |
6,042 | |
0.28 | |
2,153,613 | |
63.95 | |
1,429,981 | |
66.40 | |
723,632 | |
33.60 | |
|
| 37th Amendment 2018 |
| Repeal of Blasphemy Offence | |
26/10/18 | |
3,401,652 | |
1,489,694 | |
43.79 | |
22,236 | |
1.49 | |
1,467,458 | |
43.14 | |
951,650 | |
64.85 | |
515,808 | |
35.15 | |
|
| 38th Amendment 2018 |
| Regulation of Divorce | |
24/05/19 | |
3,397,636 | |
1,727,056 | |
50.85 | |
40,545 | |
2.35 | |
1,686,511 | |
49.64 | |
1,384,192 | |
82.07 | |
302,319 | |
17.93 | |
|
| 39th & 40th Amendments 2024 |
| The Family | |
08/03/24 | |
3,438,566 | |
1,525,215 | |
44.36 | |
16,105 | |
1.06 | |
1,509,110 | |
43.89 | |
487,564 | |
32.31 | |
1,021,546 | |
67.69 | |
| Care | |
08/03/24 | |
3,438,566 | |
1,525,221 | |
44.36 | |
17,548 | |
1.15 | |
1,507,673 | |
43.85 | |
393,053 | |
26.07 | |
1,114,620 | |
73.93 | |
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| Amendment | |
Polling | |
Electorate | |
Turnout | |
Spoilt | |
Valid | |
For | |
Against | |
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Date | |
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Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
Votes | |
% | |
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| Amendments which were ACCEPTED |
| Amendments which were REJECTED |
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