General Information
At stake in this referendum:
- Voters will vote on the proposed Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (the Age of Eligibility for the Election to the Office of President Bill).
Description of government structure:
- Chief of state: President Michael D. HIGGINS
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Enda KENNY
- Assembly: Ireland has a bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) consisting of the Senate (Seanad Éireann) with 60 seats and the House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann) with 166 seats.
** The Prime Minister is nominated by the House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann).
Provisions in the referendum:
- Thirty-fifth amendment: “Every citizen who has reached the age of twenty-one years is eligible for election to the office of President.”[1]
Results of the referendum:
- Yes: 520,898 votes (26.94%)
- No: 1,412,602 votes (73.06%)
Population and number of registered voters:
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 2,418,761 (2014 est.)[4]
- Is Ireland a signatory to CEDAW: No
- Has Ireland ratified CEDAW: Yes (23 December 1985)[5]
- Gender Quota: Yes
- Female Candidates in this election: N/A
- Number of Female Legislators: 25 (15%) of 166 seats in the Dáil Éireann[6]
- Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 11[7]
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A[8]
Disability Data:
- Is Ireland a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
- Has Ireland ratified CRPD: No[9]