1972 Irish constitutional referendums

April 2022 none Two referendums were held together in Ireland on 7 December 1972, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution. Both proposals were approved by voters. Fourth amendment Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fourth Amendment to the constitution lowered the voting age for all national elections and referendums in the state from twenty-one to eighteen years of age Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland referendumhttp://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,1894,en.pdf Referendum Results Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government 14 August 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084849/http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad%2C1894%2Cen.pdf 24 December 2014 724836 856350 131514 1783604 47089 Fifth amendment Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland The Fifth Amendment to the constitution removed reference to "special position" of the Roman Catholic Church and to certain other named denominations. Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland referendum 721003 854433 133430 1783604 49326 See also Constitutional amendment Politics of the Republic of Ireland History of the Republic of Ireland References Constitutional referendums Irish constitutional referendums Irish constitutional referendums Ireland 1972 Category:Suffrage referendums Irish constitutional referendums Constitutional referendums, December 1972