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The government of Ireland held two referendums on 8 March 2024 on proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland.The Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 proposed to expand the constitutional definition of family to include durable relationships outside marriage.
Before the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland, Ireland had two previous Constitutions: the Dáil Constitution of the short-lived 1919–1922 Irish Republic, and the constitution of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. The Dáil Constitution was enacted by Dáil Éireann (which was at that time a single chamber assembly). The Constitution of ...
2024 Irish constitutional referendums Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024 2013 Irish constitutional referendums
The Irish government conceded on Saturday that it had likely lost two referenda to change the constitution. Irish government loses public votes to update ‘sexist’ constitution Skip to main content
The successful referendum in 2009 represented a swing of 20.5% to the "Yes" side, from the result in 2008. [1] Following the referendum, Dáil Éireann (the lower house of parliament) gave its approval to the Treaty on 8 October 2009. [6] The President of Ireland Mary McAleese signed the amendment of the constitution into law on 15 October. [7]
The turnout of voters, at 2,159,655, was the highest thus far in any Irish constitutional referendum. This beat the previous record, which had been held by the 2015 marriage equality referendum, by 209,930 votes. Results by region. All four regions voted Yes, ranging from 57.5% Yes for Connacht-Ulster to 75.5% for Dublin. [123]
Two referendums were held together in the Republic of Ireland on 22 May 1998, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution. Both measures were approved. A referendum in Northern Ireland was also held on the same day. The total number of people who voted (both countries) was 2,499,078.
Three referendums were held in Ireland on 25 November 1992, the same day as the 1992 general election. Each was on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution relating to the law on abortion. They were enumerated as the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. The proposed Twelfth Amendment was rejected by voters while both the ...