Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland information
Amendment to remove certain references to the Catholic Church
Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
7 December 1972 (1972-12-07)
To remove references to "special position" of the Catholic Church and to other named denominations
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
721,003
84.38%
No
133,430
15.62%
Valid votes
854,433
94.54%
Invalid or blank votes
49,326
5.46%
Total votes
903,759
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,783,604
50.67%
The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1972 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which deleted two subsections that recognised the special position of the Catholic Church and that recognised other named religious denominations. It was approved by referendum on 7 December 1972 and signed into law on 5 January 1973.
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