Amendments To The Constitution of Ireland - List of Referendums

List of Referendums

The following is a list of every referendum in the state since 1937. The Constitution of Ireland was approved by plebiscite on 1 July 1937 and every subsequent referendum has concerned a constitutional amendment. Dates given are those on which referendums were held.

Table of referendums relating to the Constitution of Ireland
Date Proposal Subject Electorate Total poll (%) For (%) Against (%)
01937-07-011 July 1937 00 !Constitution of Ireland Enactment 70061775055000000001,775,055 70061346207000000001,346,207 700175800000000000075.8 7005685105000000000685,105 700156500000000000056.5 7005526945000000000526,945 700143500000000000043.5
01959-07-1717 July 1959 03.1 !3rd Amendment Bill, 1958 Voting system 70061678450000000001,678,450 7005979531000000000979,531 700158400000000000058.4 7005453322000000000453,322 700148200000000000048.2 7005486989000000000486,989 700151800000000000051.8
01968-10-1616 October 1968 03.2 !3rd Amendment Bill, 1968 Constituency boundaries 70061717389000000001,717,389 70061129477000000001,129,477 700165800000000000065.8 7005424185000000000424,185 700139200000000000039.2 7005656803000000000656,803 700160800000000000060.8
01968-10-1616 October 1968 04.1 !4th Amendment Bill, 1968 Voting system 70061717389000000001,717,389 70061129606000000001,129,606 700165800000000000065.8 7005423496000000000423,496 700139200000000000039.2 7005657898000000000657,898 700160800000000000060.8
01972-05-1010 May 1972 03.3 !3rd Amendment European Communities 70061783604000000001,783,604 70061264278000000001,264,278 700170900000000000070.9 70061041890000000001,041,890 700183100999990000083.1 7005211891000000000211,891 700116900999990000016.9
01972-12-077 December 1972 04.2 !4th Amendment Voting age 70061783604000000001,783,604 7005903439000000000903,439 700150700000000000050.7 7005724836000000000724,836 700184600999990000084.6 7005131514000000000131,514 700115400000000000015.4
01972-12-077 December 1972 05 !5th Amendment Recognition of religions 70061783604000000001,783,604 7005903659000000000903,659 700150700000000000050.7 7005721003000000000721,003 700184400000000000084.4 7005133430000000000133,430 700115600000000000015.6
01979-07-055 July 1979 06 !6th Amendment Adoption board 70062179466000000002,179,466 7005623476000000000623,476 700128600000000000028.6 7005601694000000000601,694 700199000000000000099.0 70036265000000000006,265 70001000000000000001.0
01979-07-055 July 1979 07 !7th Amendment Seanad reform 70062179466000000002,179,466 7005622646000000000622,646 700128600000000000028.6 7005552600000000000552,600 700192400000000000092.4 700445484000000000045,484 70007600000000000007.6
01983-09-077 September 1983 08 !8th Amendment Prohibition of abortion 70062358651000000002,358,651 70061265994000000001,265,994 700153700000000000053.7 7005841233000000000841,233 700166900000000000066.9 7005416136000000000416,136 700133100000000000033.1
01984-06-1414 June 1984 09 !9th Amendment Votes for non-citizens 70062399257000000002,399,257 70061138895000000001,138,895 700147500000000000047.5 7005828483000000000828,483 700175400000000000075.4 7005270250000000000270,250 700124600000000000024.6
01986-06-2626 June 1986 10.1 !10th Amendment Bill, 1986 Divorce 70062436836000000002,436,836 70061482644000000001,482,644 700160800000000000060.8 7005538279000000000538,279 700136500000000000036.5 7005935843000000000935,843 700163500000000000063.5
01987-05-2626 May 1987 10.2 !10th Amendment Single European Act 70062461790000000002,461,790 70061085304000000001,085,304 700144100000000000044.1 7005755423000000000755,423 700169900000000000069.9 7005324977000000000324,977 700130100000000000030.1
01992-06-1818 June 1992 11 !11th Amendment Maastricht Treaty 70062542841000000002,542,841 70061457219000000001,457,219 700157300000000000057.3 70061001076000000001,001,076 700169100999990000069.1 7005448655000000000448,655 700130900000000000030.9
01992-11-2525 November 1992 12 !12th Amendment Bill, 1992 Abortion restrictions 70062542841000000002,542,841 70061733309000000001,733,309 700168200000000000068.2 7005572177000000000572,177 700134600000000000034.6 70061079297000000001,079,297 700165400000000000065.4
01992-11-2525 November 1992 13 !13th Amendment Right to travel 70062542841000000002,542,841 70061733821000000001,733,821 700168200000000000068.2 70061035308000000001,035,308 700162400000000000062.4 7005624059000000000624,059 700137600000000000037.6
01992-11-2525 November 1992 14 !14th Amendment Abortion information 70062542841000000002,542,841 70061732433000000001,732,433 700168100999990000068.1 7005992833000000000992,833 700159900000000000059.9 7005665106000000000665,106 700140100000000000040.1
01995-11-2424 November 1995 15 !15th Amendment Divorce 70062628834000000002,628,834 70061633942000000001,633,942 700162200000000000062.2 7005818842000000000818,842 700150300000000000050.3 7005809728000000000809,728 700149700000000000049.7
01996-11-2828 November 1996 16 !16th Amendment Bail 70062659895000000002,659,895 7005777586000000000777,586 700129200000000000029.2 7005579740000000000579,740 700174800000000000074.8 7005194968000000000194,968 700125200000000000025.2
01997-10-3030 October 1997 17 !17th Amendment Cabinet confidentiality 70062688316000000002,688,316 70061268043000000001,268,043 700147200000000000047.2 7005632777000000000632,777 700152600000000000052.6 7005569175000000000569,175 700147400000000000047.4
01998-05-2222 May 1998 18 !18th Amendment Amsterdam Treaty 70062747088000000002,747,088 70061543930000000001,543,930 700156200000000000056.2 7005932632000000000932,632 700161700000000000061.7 7005578070000000000578,070 700138300999990000038.3
01998-05-2222 May 1998 19 !19th Amendment Good Friday Agreement 70062747088000000002,747,088 70061545395000000001,545,395 700156300000000000056.3 70061442583000000001,442,583 700194400000000000094.4 700485728000000000085,728 70005600000000999995.6
01999-06-1111 June 1999 20 !20th Amendment Local government 70062791415000000002,791,415 70061425881000000001,425,881 700151100000000000051.1 70061024850000000001,024,850 700177800000000000077.8 7005291965000000000291,965 700122200000000000022.2
02001-06-077 June 2001 21 !21st Amendment Death penalty 70062867960000000002,867,960 7005997885000000000997,885 700134800999990000034.8 7005610455000000000610,455 700162100000000000062.1 7005372950000000000372,950 700137900000000000037.9
02001-06-077 June 2001 23 !23rd Amendment Rome Statute of the ICC 70062867960000000002,867,960 7005997565000000000997,565 700134800999990000034.8 7005629234000000000629,234 700164200000000000064.2 7005350512000000000350,512 700135800999990000035.8
02001-06-077 June 2001 24 !24th Amendment Bill, 2001 Treaty of Nice 70062867960000000002,867,960 7005997826000000000997,826 700134800999990000034.8 7005453461000000000453,461 700146100000000000046.1 7005529478000000000529,478 700153900000000000053.9
02002-03-066 March 2002 25 !25th Amendment Bill, 2002 Abortion restrictions 70062923918000000002,923,918 70061254175000000001,254,175 700142900000000000042.9 7005618485000000000618,485 700149600000000000049.6 7005629041000000000629,041 700150400000000000050.4
02002-10-1919 October 2002 26 !26th Amendment Treaty of Nice 70062923918000000002,923,918 70061446588000000001,446,588 700149500000000000049.5 7005906317000000000906,317 700162900000000000062.9 7005534887000000000534,887 700137100000000000037.1
02004-06-1111 June 2004 27 !27th Amendment Citizenship 70063041688000000003,041,688 70061823434000000001,823,434 700159900000000000059.9 70061427520000000001,427,520 700179200000000000079.2 7005375695000000000375,695 700120800000000000020.8
02008-06-1212 June 2008 28.1 !28th Amendment Bill, 2008 Treaty of Lisbon 70063051278000000003,051,278 70061621037000000001,621,037 700153100000000000053.1 7005752451000000000752,451 700146600000000000046.6 7005862415000000000862,415 700153400000000000053.4
02009-10-022 October 2009 28.2 !28th Amendment Treaty of Lisbon 70063078032000000003,078,032 70061816098000000001,816,098 700158000000000000058.0 70061214268000000001,214,268 700167100999990000067.1 7005594606000000000594,606 700132900000000000032.9
2011-10-27 !27 October 2011 29 !29th Amendment Judges' Remuneration 70063191157000000003,191,157 70061785707000000001,785,707 700155900000000000055.9 70061393877000000001,393,877 700179700000000000079.7 7005354134000000000354,134 700120300000000000020.3
2011-10-27 !27 October 2011 30.1 !30th Amendment Bill 2011 Oireachtas Inquiries 70063191157000000003,191,157 70061785208000000001,785,208 700155900000000000055.9 7005812008000000000812,008 700146700000000000046.7 7005928175000000000928,175 700153300000000000053.3
2012-05-31 !31 May 2012 30.2 !30th Amendment European Fiscal Compact 70063144828000000003,144,828 70061591385000000001,591,385 700150600000000000050.6 7005955091000000000955,091 700160300000000000060.3 7005629088000000000629,088 700139700000000000039.7
2012-11-10 !10 November 2012 31 !31st Amendment Bill 2012 Children 70063183686000000003,183,686 70061066239000000001,066,239 700133500000000000033.5 7005615731000000000615,731 700158000000000000058.0 7005445863000000000445,863 700142000000000000042.0
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