1968 Irish constitutional referendums

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Two referendums were held in Ireland on 16 October 1968, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution relating to the electoral system. Both proposals were rejected.

Third amendment bill[]

The Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 1968 define the apportionment of constituency boundaries in a manner which would have allowed a greater degree of divergence of the ration between population and constituencies.

Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 1968

Choice	Votes	%
No	656,803	60.76
Yes	424,185	39.24
Valid votes	1,080,988	95.71
Invalid or blank votes	48,489	4.29
Total votes	1,129,477	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	1,717,389	65.77

Fourth amendment bill[]

The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 1968 proposed to alter the electoral system for elections to Dáil Éireann from proportional representation by means of the Single transferable vote to the First-past-the-post voting system.

Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill 1968

Choice	Votes	%
No	657,898	60.84
Yes	423,496	39.16
Valid votes	1,081,394	95.73
Invalid or blank votes	48,212	4.27
Total votes	1,129,606	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	1,717,389	65.77

See also[]

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