Irish constitutional referendum, 1968

Irish constitutional referendum, 1968

A referendum was held in the Republic of Ireland on 16 October 1968 in an attempt to make two amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. Both measures were rejected.

Third amendment, 1968

The Third Amendment, 1968 proposed to specify more precisely the system of apportionment in the drawing of constituency boundaries.

Fourth amendment, 1968

The Fourth Amendment, 1968 proposed to alter the electoral system for elections to Dáil Éireann from proportional representation under the Single Transferable Vote to the British 'First Past the Post' system.

ee also

*Constitutional amendment
*Politics of the Republic of Ireland
*History of the Republic of Ireland


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